White matter injury in the preterm infant: pathology and mechanisms

SA Back - Acta neuropathologica, 2017 - Springer
The human preterm brain is particularly susceptible to cerebral white matter injury (WMI) that
disrupts the normal progression of developmental myelination. Advances in the care of …

Dysmaturation of premature brain: importance, cellular mechanisms, and potential interventions

JJ Volpe - Pediatric neurology, 2019 - Elsevier
Prematurity, especially preterm birth (less than 32 weeks' gestation), is common and
associated with high rates of both survival and neurodevelopmental disability, especially …

Brain injury in premature neonates: a primary cerebral dysmaturation disorder?

SA Back, SP Miller - Annals of neurology, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
With advances in neonatal care, preterm neonates are surviving with an evolving
constellation of motor and cognitive disabilities that appear to be related to widespread …

Revisiting the roles of progesterone and allopregnanolone in the nervous system: resurgence of the progesterone receptors

M Schumacher, C Mattern, A Ghoumari… - Progress in …, 2014 - Elsevier
Progesterone is commonly considered as a female reproductive hormone and is well-known
for its role in pregnancy. It is less well appreciated that progesterone and its metabolite …

Thalamocortical connectivity predicts cognition in children born preterm

G Ball, L Pazderova, A Chew, N Tusor… - Cerebral …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Thalamocortical connections are: essential for brain function, established early in
development, and significantly impaired following preterm birth. Impaired cognitive abilities …

Preterm white matter injury: ultrasound diagnosis and classification

T Agut, A Alarcon, F Cabañas, M Bartocci… - Pediatric …, 2020 - nature.com
White matter injury (WMI) is the most frequent form of preterm brain injury. Cranial
ultrasound (CUS) remains the preferred modality for initial and sequential neuroimaging in …

Pathophysiology of glia in perinatal white matter injury

SA Back, PA Rosenberg - Glia, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Injury to the preterm brain has a particular predilection for cerebral white matter. White
matter injury (WMI) is the most common cause of brain injury in preterm infants and a major …

Preterm brain Injury: White matter injury

J Schneider, SP Miller - Handbook of clinical neurology, 2019 - Elsevier
Despite the advances in neonatal intensive care, the preterm brain remains vulnerable to
white matter injury (WMI) and disruption of normal brain development (ie, dysmaturation) …

Brain injury in the preterm infant: new horizons for pathogenesis and prevention

SA Back - Pediatric neurology, 2015 - Elsevier
Preterm neonates are surviving with a milder spectrum of motor and cognitive disabilities
that appear to be related to widespread disturbances in cell maturation that target cerebral …

The neuroanatomy of prematurity: normal brain development and the impact of preterm birth

C Ortinau, J Neil - Clinical Anatomy, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Brain development is a complex process of micro‐and macrostructural events that include
neuronal and glial proliferation and migration, myelination, and organizational development …