Preterm Infant Hippocampal Volumes Correlate with Later Working Memory Deficits

Autor/inn/en	Beauchamp, Miriam H.; Thompson, Deanne K.; Howard, Kelly; Doyle, Lex W.; Egan, Gary F.; Inder, Terrie E.; Anderson, Peter J.
Titel	Preterm Infant Hippocampal Volumes Correlate with Later Working Memory Deficits
Quelle	In: Brain, 131 (2008) 11, S.2986-2994 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0006-8950
DOI	10.1093/brain/awn227
Schlagwörter	Short Term Memory; Brain; Young Children; Foreign Countries; Correlation; Neonates; Premature Infants; Neurological Impairments; Cognitive Development; Disabilities; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kurzzeitgedächtnis; Gehirn; Frühe Kindheit; Ausland; Korrelation; Neugeborenes Kind; Frühgeburt; Neurodegenerative Erkrankung; Kognitive Entwicklung; Handicap; Behinderung; Australien
Abstract	Children born preterm exhibit working memory deficits. These deficits may be associated with structural brain changes observed in the neonatal period. In this study, the relationship between neonatal regional brain volumes and working memory deficits at age 2 years were investigated, with a particular interest in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, parietal cortex and the hippocampus. While the eligible sample consisted of 227 very preterm children who were born at the Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne prior to 30 weeks gestation or weighing less than 1250 g, 156 children had complete data sets. Neonatal magnetic resonance images of the brain were obtained at term equivalent age and subsequently parcellated into eight sub-regions, while the hippocampus was manually segmented. The relationship between brain volumes for these regions and performance on a working memory task (delayed alternation) at 2 years of age was examined. Very preterm children who perseverated on the working memory task had significantly smaller hippocampal volumes than very preterm children who exhibited intact working memory, even after adjusting for relevant perinatal, sociodemographic and developmental factors. Preterm children appear to have altered hippocampal volumes by discharge from hospital which may have a lasting impact on working memory function. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10