Cerebral palsy (CP) is one of the most frequent causes of motor disability in children.
According to the up-to-date definition, CP is a group of permanent disorders of the …

Background Neuroplasticity refers to the inherently dynamic biological capacity of the central
nervous system (CNS) to undergo maturation, change structurally and functionally in …

Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) is a magnetic resonance imaging technique that allows for the
visualization and characterization of the white matter tracts of the brain in vivo. DTI does not …

The purpose of this article is to review the role of somatosensory perception in typical
development, its aberration in a range of neurodevelopmental disorders, and the potential …

The human brain rapidly develops during the final weeks of gestation and in the first two
years following birth. Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) is a unique in vivo imaging technique …

The most prominent transient compartment of the primate fetal cortex is the deep, cell-
sparse, synapse-containing subplate compartment (SPC). The developmental role of the …

Cerebral palsy is a childhood-onset, lifelong neurological disorder that primarily impairs
motor function. Unilateral cerebral palsy (UCP), which impairs use of one hand and perturbs …

Hypoxic–ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) is a recognizable and defined clinical syndrome in
term infants that results from a severe or prolonged hypoxic–ischemic episode before or …

Objective To determine the relationship between brain abnormalities on newborn magnetic
resonance imaging (MRI) and neurodevelopmental impairment at 7 years of age in very …

Very low birth weight preterm (PT) children are at high risk for brain injury. Employing
diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), we tested the hypothesis that PT adolescents would …