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Comparative Study
. 2001 Mar;24(3):129-30; discussion 131-2.
doi: 10.1016/s0166-2236(00)01747-1.

Abnormal cognition and behavior in preterm neonates linked to smaller brain volumes

A T Bhutta  1 , K J Anand
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Comparative Study

Abnormal cognition and behavior in preterm neonates linked to smaller brain volumes

A T Bhutta et al. Trends Neurosci. 2001 Mar.

Abstract

Volumetric measurements of the brain regions in eight-year-old children indicate that the poor cognitive and behavioral outcomes noted in ex-preterm neonates are associated with reduced volumes of specific regions in the brain. Recent literature suggests that this reduction might result from enhanced apoptosis or excitotoxic damage to highly susceptible immature neurons.

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