Increased brain age gap estimate (BrainAGE) in young adults after premature birth

DM Hedderich, A Menegaux… - Frontiers in Aging …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Recent evidence suggests increased metabolic and physiologic aging rates in premature-
born adults. While the lasting consequences of premature birth on human brain …

[HTML][HTML] Investigating brain structural maturation in children and adolescents born very preterm using the brain age framework

C Kelly, G Ball, LG Matthews, JL Cheong, LW Doyle… - Neuroimage, 2022 - Elsevier
Very preterm (VP) birth is associated with an increased risk for later neurodevelopmental
and behavioural challenges. Although the neurobiological underpinnings of such …

A machine learning investigation of volumetric and functional MRI abnormalities in adults born preterm

J Shang, P Fisher, JG Bäuml, M Daamen… - Human brain …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Imaging studies have characterized functional and structural brain abnormalities in adults
after premature birth, but these investigations have mostly used univariate methods that do …

Early life predictors of brain development at term-equivalent age in infants born across the gestational age spectrum

DK Thompson, CE Kelly, J Chen, R Beare, B Alexander… - Neuroimage, 2019 - Elsevier
Background It is well established that preterm infants have altered brain development
compared with full-term (FT;≥ 37 weeks' gestational age [GA]) infants, however the perinatal …

Premature brain aging in humans exposed to maternal nutrient restriction during early gestation

K Franke, C Gaser, TJ Roseboom, M Schwab… - Neuroimage, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Prenatal exposure to undernutrition is widespread in both developing and
industrialized countries, causing irreversible damage to the developing brain, resulting in …

Trajectories of brain development in school-age children born preterm with very low birth weight

K Sripada, KJ Bjuland, AE Sølsnes, AK Håberg… - Scientific Reports, 2018 - nature.com
Preterm birth (gestational age< 37 weeks) with very low birth weight (VLBW, birth weight≤
1500 g) is associated with lifelong cognitive deficits, including in executive function, and …

Lower gestational age is associated with lower cortical volume and cognitive and educational performance in adolescence

Q Ma, H Wang, ET Rolls, S Xiang, J Li, Y Li, Q Zhou… - BMC medicine, 2022 - Springer
Background Gestational age (GA) is associated with later cognition and behavior. However,
it is unclear how specific cognitive domains and brain structural development varies with the …

Determining regional brain growth in premature and mature infants in relation to age at MRI using deep neural networks

F Beizaee, M Bona, C Desrosiers, J Dolz… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Neonatal MRIs are used increasingly in preterm infants. However, it is not always feasible to
analyze this data. Having a tool that assesses brain maturation during this period of …

Brain maturation: predicting individual BrainAGE in children and adolescents using structural MRI

K Franke, E Luders, A May, M Wilke, C Gaser - Neuroimage, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Neural development during human childhood and adolescence involves
highly coordinated and sequenced events, characterized by both progressive and …

[HTML][HTML] Long-lasting effects of very preterm birth on brain structure in adulthood: A systematic review and meta-analysis

CE Kelly, M Shaul, DK Thompson, RM Mainzer… - Neuroscience & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Early life experiences, such as very preterm (VP) birth, can affect brain and cognitive
development. Several prior studies investigated brain structure in adults born VP; …