| Title: |
White matter microstructure correlates with mathematics but not word reading performance in 13-year-old children born very preterm and full-term |
| Authors: |
Simonne E. Collins; Megan Spencer-Smith; Ines Mürner-Lavanchy; Claire E. Kelly; Philippa Pyman; Leona Pascoe; Jeanie Cheong; Lex W. Doyle; Deanne K. Thompson; Peter J. Anderson |
| Source: |
NeuroImage: Clinical, Vol 24, Iss , Pp - (2019) |
| Publisher Information: |
Elsevier, 2019. |
| Publication Year: |
2019 |
| Collection: |
LCC:Computer applications to medicine. Medical informatics; LCC:Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system |
| Subject Terms: |
Computer applications to medicine. Medical informatics; R858-859.7; Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system; RC346-429 |
| Description: |
Individuals born very preterm (VPT; 1 standard deviation below FT mean) had significantly reduced neurite density compared with VPT children without an impairment. Reading performance was not significantly associated with any of the white matter microstructure parameters. Additionally, the associations between white matter microstructure and mathematics and reading performance did not differ significantly between VPT and FT groups. Our findings suggest that alterations in white matter microstructure, and more specifically lower neurite density, are associated with poorer mathematics performance in 13-year-old VPT and FT children. More research is required to understand the association between reading performance and white matter microstructure in 13-year-old children. Keywords: Very preterm, Prematurity, Academic performance, Diffusion imaging, White matter |
| Document Type: |
article |
| File Description: |
electronic resource |
| Language: |
English |
| ISSN: |
2213-1582 |
| Relation: |
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213158219302943; https://doaj.org/toc/2213-1582 |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.nicl.2019.101944 |
| Access URL: |
https://doaj.org/article/faa67ae4f4a64ea7a7c09625d1cdcfa4 |
| Accession Number: |
edsdoj.faa67ae4f4a64ea7a7c09625d1cdcfa4 |
| Database: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |