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Cortical thickness and behavior abnormalities in children born preterm
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Abstract Aim To identify long-term effects of preterm birth and of periventricular leukomalacia (PVL) on cortical thickness (CTh). To study the relationship between CTh and cognitive-behavioral abnormalities. Methods We performed brain magnetic resonance imaging on 22 preterm children with PVL, 14 preterm children with no evidence of PVL and 22 full-term peers. T1-weighted images were analyzed with FreeSurfer software. All participants underwent cognitive and behavioral assessments by means of the Wechsler Intelligence Scales for Children-Fourth Edition (WISC-IV) and the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL). Results We did not find global CTh differences between the groups. However, a thinner cortex was found in left postcentral, supramarginal, and caudal middle rostral gyri in preterm children with no evidence of PVL than in the full-term controls, while PVL preterm children showed thicker cortex in right pericalcarine and left rostral middle frontal areas than in preterm children with no evidence of PVL. In the PVL group, internalizing and externalizing scores correlated mainly with CTh in frontal areas. Attentional scores were found to be higher in PVL and correlated with CTh increments in right frontal areas. Interpretation The preterm group with no evidence of PVL, when compared with full-term children, showed evidence of a different pattern of regional thinning in the cortical gray matter. In turn, PVL preterm children exhibited atypical increases in CTh that may underlie their prevalent behavioral problems.
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ZUBIAURRE ELORZA, Leire, SORIA PASTOR, Sara, JUNQUÉ I PLAJA, Carme, SALA LLONCH, Roser, SEGARRA CASTELLS, Ma. dolores, BARGALLÓ ALABART, Núria, MACAYA RUIZ, Alfons. Cortical thickness and behavior abnormalities in children born preterm. _PLoS One_. 2012. Vol. 7, núm. 7, pàgs. e42148. [consulta: 22 de gener de 2026]. ISSN: 1932-6203. [Disponible a: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/96451]