Developmental connectomics from infancy through early childhood

M Cao, H Huang, Y He - Trends in neurosciences, 2017 - cell.com
The human brain undergoes rapid growth in both structure and function from infancy through
early childhood, and this significantly influences cognitive and behavioral development in …

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 …

Automatic whole brain MRI segmentation of the developing neonatal brain

A Makropoulos, IS Gousias, C Ledig… - IEEE transactions on …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging is increasingly being used to assess brain growth and
development in infants. Such studies are often based on quantitative analysis of anatomical …

[HTML][HTML] Early development of structural networks and the impact of prematurity on brain connectivity

D Batalle, EJ Hughes, H Zhang, JD Tournier, N Tusor… - Neuroimage, 2017 - Elsevier
Preterm infants are at high risk of neurodevelopmental impairment, which may be due to
altered development of brain connectivity. We aimed to (i) assess structural brain …

A review on automatic fetal and neonatal brain MRI segmentation

A Makropoulos, SJ Counsell, D Rueckert - NeuroImage, 2018 - Elsevier
In recent years, a variety of segmentation methods have been proposed for automatic
delineation of the fetal and neonatal brain MRI. These methods aim to define regions of …

Moderate hypothermia within 6 h of birth plus inhaled xenon versus moderate hypothermia alone after birth asphyxia (TOBY-Xe): a proof-of-concept, open-label …

D Azzopardi, NJ Robertson, A Bainbridge… - The Lancet …, 2016 - thelancet.com
Background Moderate cooling after birth asphyxia is associated with substantial reductions
in death and disability, but additional therapies might provide further benefit. We assessed …

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 …

Construction of a consistent high-definition spatio-temporal atlas of the developing brain using adaptive kernel regression

A Serag, P Aljabar, G Ball, SJ Counsell, JP Boardman… - Neuroimage, 2012 - Elsevier
Medical imaging has shown that, during early development, the brain undergoes more
changes in size, shape and appearance than at any other time in life. A better understanding …

The effect of preterm birth on thalamic and cortical development

G Ball, JP Boardman, D Rueckert, P Aljabar… - Cerebral …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Preterm birth is a leading cause of cognitive impairment in childhood and is associated with
cerebral gray and white matter abnormalities. Using multimodal image analysis, we tested …

[HTML][HTML] Early breast milk exposure modifies brain connectivity in preterm infants

M Blesa, G Sullivan, D Anblagan, EJ Telford… - Neuroimage, 2019 - Elsevier
Preterm infants are at increased risk of alterations in brain structure and connectivity, and
subsequent neurocognitive impairment. Breast milk may be more advantageous than …