Motor Abilities in Adolescents Born Preterm Are Associated With Microstructure of the Corpus Callosum

Motor Abilities in Adolescents Born Preterm Are Associated With Microstructure of the Corpus Callosum

Background: Preterm birth is associated with increased risk of neuromotor impairment. Rates of major neuromotor impairment (cerebral palsy) have decreased; however, in a large proportion of those who do not develop cerebral palsy impaired neuromotor function is observed and this often has implicatio...

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Main Authors: Samuel Groeschel, Linda Holmström, Gemma Northam, J-Donald Tournier, Torsten Baldeweg, Beatrice Latal, Jon Caflisch, Brigitte Vollmer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
preterm birth
brain injury
white matter microstructure
motor abilities
diffusion magnetic resonance imaging
tractography
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fneur.2019.00367/full

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