Loading...
Neurodevelopmental outcomes of preterm birth : from childhood to adult life /
"The improved survival of very preterm and very low birth weight infants in recent decades has been associated with an increase in the prevalence of physical and neurodevelopmental problems. Attention is increasingly being focused on the quality of life of survivors, who are at greater risk of...
| Other Authors: | , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Printed Book |
| Published: |
Cambridge:
Cambridge University Press,
2010.
|
| Series: | Cambridge medicine
|
| Subjects: |
Table of Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: Part I. Introduction: 1. Epidemiology of preterm birth Sven Cnattigius and Stefan Johansson; 2. The changing face of intensive care for preterm newborns John Wyatt; 3. Clinical outcome: neurological sequelae following preterm birth Ingeborg Krageloh-Mann; Part II. Neuroimaging: 4. Imaging the preterm brain Terrie E. Inder, Russell Lawrence and Jeffrey J. Neil; 5. Structural Magnetic Resonance Imaging Richard W. I. Cooke; 6. Magnetic Resonance Imaging findings from adolescence to adulthood Matthew Allin and Muriel Walshe; 7. Functional neuroimaging following very preterm birth Chiara Nosarti and Larry Rifkin; 8. Diffusion tensor imaging findings in preterm and low birth weight populations Matthew Allin; Part III. Behavioural Outcome: 9. Behavioural outcome of preterm birth in childhood and adolescence Elaine Healy; 10. Preterm birth and fetal growth in relation to adult psychopathology Christina M. Hultman and Chiara Nosarti; Part IV. Neuropsychological Outcome: 11. Cognitive and functional outcomes of children born preterm Betty Vohr; 12. Methodological considerations in neurodevelopmental outcome studies of infants born prematurely Glen P. Aylward; 13. Language function after preterm birth Teresa M. Rushe; 14. A cognitive neuroscience perspective on the development of memory in children born preterm Michelle De Haan; 15. Executive function development in preterm children Peter John Anderson, Kelly Howard and Lex W. Doyle; Part V. Applied Research: 16. Academic performance and learning disabilities H. Gerry Taylor; 17. Pathways of risk and resiliency after prematurity: role of socioeconomical status Michael M. Msall, Mary C. Sullivan and Jennifer Park; 18. Cognitive and behavioural interventions Marie C. McCormick and Beth Marie McManus; Part VI. Conclusions: 19. Integrative summary and future directions Chiara Nosarti, Robin M. Murray and Maureen Hack.