Publications by authors named "Camilla Ceppi Cozzio"
Article Synopsis
- Periventricular leukomalacia is linked to visual impairments in premature children and the effect of white-matter injury on early visual function is explored.
- Two visual-gaze scores were developed to study this association in 93 premature neonates under 34 weeks gestational age.
- Higher postmenstrual age correlated with better gaze scores, while infants with moderate or severe white-matter injury had significantly lower scores, indicating that white-matter injury adversely affects visual function even before reaching term.
Background And Purpose: The accurate identification of white matter injury in premature neonates is important for counseling parents and for targeting these high risk neonates for appropriate rehabilitation services. The objective of this study was to compare the diagnosis of white matter injury detected by serial MR imaging and ultrasonography of a contemporary cohort of premature neonates.
Methods: Each of the 32 consecutively enrolled neonates was studied with MR imaging at a median postconceptional age of 31.
Purpose: To determine the change over time of the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) and relative anisotropy of cerebral water in a cohort of premature newborns serially studied near birth and again near term.
Materials And Methods: Newborns were classified as normal (N = 11), minimal white matter injury (N = 7), or moderate white matter injury (N = 5).
Results: ADC decreased significantly with age in all brain regions in newborns classified as normal and those with minimal white matter injury.