preterm children

Study: Neonatal MRI scans of preterm children can help predict cognitive and academic problems, and guide early interventions

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Localized brain regions associated with early mathematics

Pre­dict­ing future cog­ni­tion in preterm chil­dren with MRI (Oxford Uni­ver­si­ty Press blog):

“In the wake of the devel­op­ment of advanced neona­tal inten­sive med­ical care, more and more chil­dren born preterm man­age to beat the pre­vi­ous­ly tough odds…While this is one of the suc­cess sto­ries of mod­ern med­i­cine, long-term fol­low-up of pre­ma­ture-born pedi­atric cohorts show that…Many chil­dren will expe­ri­ence cog­ni­tive prob­lems that will [Read more…] about Study: Neona­tal MRI scans of preterm chil­dren can help pre­dict cog­ni­tive and aca­d­e­m­ic prob­lems, and guide ear­ly interventions