Assessment of brain structure and volume reveals neurodevelopmental abnormalities in preterm infants with low-grade intraventricular hemorrhage

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There is increasing evidence of abnormal neurodevelopmental outcomes in preterm infants with low-grade intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH). The purpose of the study was to explore whether brain microstructure and volume are associated with neuro-behavioral outcomes at 40 weeks corrected gestational age in preterm infants with low-grade IVH. MR imaging at term-equivalent age (TEA) was performed in 25 preterm infants with mild IVH (Papile grading I/II) and 40 control subjects without IVH. These subjects all had neonatal behavioral neurological assessment (NBNA) at 40 weeks' corrected age. Microstructure and volume evaluation of the brain were performed by using diffusion kurtosis imaging (DKI) and Synthetic MRI. Correlations among microstructure parameters, volume, and developmental outcomes were explored by using Spearman's correlation. In preterm infants with low-grade IVH, the volume of brain parenchymal fraction (BPF) was reduced. In addition, mean kurtosis (MK), fractional anisotropy (FA), radial kurtosis (RK), axial kurtosis (AK) in several major brain regions were reduced, while mean diffusivity (MD) was increased (P < 0.05). BPF, RK in the cerebellum, MK in the genu of the corpus callosum, and MK in the thalamus of preterm infants with low-grade IVH were associated with lower NBNA scores (r = 0.831, 0.836, 0.728, 0.772, P < 0.05). DKI and Synthetic MRI can quantitatively evaluate the microstructure alterations and brain volumes in preterm infants with low-grade IVH, which provides clinicians with a more comprehensive and accurate neurobehavioral assessment of preterm infants with low-grade IVH.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:14

Enthalten in:

Scientific reports - 14(2024), 1 vom: 08. März, Seite 5709

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Zhang, Chunxiang [VerfasserIn]
Zhu, Zitao [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Kaiyu [VerfasserIn]
Moon, Brianna F [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Bohao [VerfasserIn]
Shen, Yanyong [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Zihe [VerfasserIn]
Zhao, Xin [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Xiaoan [VerfasserIn]

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Diffusion kurtosis imaging
Journal Article
Low-grade intraventricular hemorrhage
Neurodevelopment
Preterm Infants
Synthetic MRI

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Date Completed 11.03.2024

Date Revised 12.03.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1038/s41598-024-56148-5

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NLM369488253