2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Elucidation of structural and functional alterations of the preterm brain using advanced MR imaging
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26461543
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Pediatrics
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| Research Institution | Nagoya University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Research Collaborator |
OGAWA Chikako 名古屋大学, 医学部附属病院, 研修登録医
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| Project Period (FY) |
2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
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| Keywords | 早産児 / MRI / 拡散テンソルMR画像 / MRスペクトロスコピー / 発達障害 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
The aim of the study was to elucidate the pathophysiological mechanisms causing the intellectual disabilities and behavioral abnormalities commonly noted in preterm infants. We performed diffusion tensor magnetic resonance (MR) imaging and MR spectroscopy on children at term-equivalent ages and compared the data to those of normal-term infants. We found that the preterm brain exhibited delayed maturation compared with the term brain. Additionally, delayed maturation detected by advanced MR imaging was associated with developmental outcomes at 18 months of age. Furthermore, delayed maturation was associated with an immature electroencephalographic pattern at term age. Thus, the brain maturation of preterm infants differed both structurally and functionally from that of term infants, in turn delaying developmental outcomes to at least 18 months of age.
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| Free Research Field |
小児神経学および新生児神経学
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