Neuroimaging of brain connectivity related to reading outcomes in children born preterm: A critical narrative review

KJ Kelly, JS Hutton, NA Parikh… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Premature children are at high risk for delays in language and reading, which can lead to
poor school achievement. Neuroimaging studies have assessed structural and functional …

Altered functional connectivity in preterm neonates with intraventricular hemorrhage assessed using functional near-infrared spectroscopy

LMN Kebaya, L Tang, T Altamimi, A Kowalczyk… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) is a common neurological injury following very preterm
birth. Resting-state functional connectivity (RSFC) using functional magnetic resonance …

Functional hyperconnectivity during a stories listening task in magnetoencephalography is associated with language gains for children born extremely preterm

ME Barnes-Davis, H Fujiwara, G Drury, SL Merhar… - Brain Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Extreme prematurity (EPT,< 28 weeks gestation) is associated with language problems. We
previously reported hyperconnectivity in EPT children versus term children (TC) using …

Extracallosal structural connectivity is positively associated with language performance in well-performing children born extremely preterm

ME Barnes-Davis, BJ Williamson, SL Merhar… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Children born extremely preterm (< 28 weeks gestation) are at risk for language delay or
disorders. Decreased structural connectivity in preterm children has been associated with …

Correlation of NICU anthropometry in extremely preterm infants with brain development and language scores at early school age

TT Fu, ME Barnes-Davis, H Fujiwara, AT Folger… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Growth in preterm infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is associated with
increased global and regional brain volumes at term, and increased postnatal linear growth …

Structural connectivity at term equivalent age and language in preterm children at 2 years corrected

ME Barnes-Davis, BJ Williamson, JE Kline… - Brain …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
We previously reported interhemispheric structural hyperconnectivity bypassing the corpus
callosum in children born extremely preterm (< 28 weeks) versus term children. This …

Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy as a Bedside Neuroimaging Tool for Neonatal Brain Monitoring and Injury Characterization

L Tang - 2024 - ir.lib.uwo.ca
Early brain injury in neonates is a common neurological complication associated with high
mortality rates and long-term morbidities. Two common types of injury are intraventricular …