Cerebral magnetic resonance imaging findings in children born extremely preterm, very preterm, and at term.

Background: The aim of this study was to compare findings on cerebral MRI scans of infants born extremely preterm (i.e., gestation < 28 weeks, very preterm; gestation 28-31 weeks) and at term.

Low birth weight young adults: quality of life, academic achievements and social functioning.

Aim: To compare the quality of life (QOL), academic achievements and social functioning of 134 non-handicapped low birth weight (LBW, birth weight < 2000 g) and 135 normal birth weight (NBW, birth weight > 3000 g) young adults.

Study Design: Population-based longitudinal follow-up study.

Methods: The Norwegian version of the originally US child health questionnaire, child form 87 (CHQ-CF87), a generic health instrument was applied to measure different physical and psychosocial concepts of QOL.

Cerebral MRI and cognition in nonhandicapped, low birth weight adults.

This study sought to compare cognitive and cerebral findings of magnetic resonance imaging in young adults with low birth weights and in a control group. One hundred thirteen of 173 (65%) eligible adults with birth weights <2000 g, and 100 of 170 (59%) controls, all without major disabilities, were examined at age 19 years. Cerebral 3.

Growth and somatic health until adulthood of low birthweight children.

Objective: To compare trajectories for growth and somatic health characteristics until adulthood of non-handicapped low birthweight (LBW) and normal birthweight (NBW) children.

Study Design: Population-based longitudinal follow-up study.

Patients: LBW (<2 kg) and NBW (>3 kg) children were followed at 5, 11 and 19 years of age.

Assessing ventricular size: is subjective evaluation accurate enough? New MRI-based normative standards for 19-year-olds.

Introduction: To create new standards for radiological indices of dilated ventricles and to compare these with subjectively assessed ventricular size.

Methods: One hundred healthy controls (54 females), birth weight above 3,000 g, were followed throughout childhood as part of a longitudinal study of ex-prematures. All had a 3 Tesla brain magnetic resonance scan at age 17-20, and the following measurements were performed: biparietal and occipitofrontal diameters, width and depth of the frontal and occipital horns, diameter of the third ventricle and the frontal sub-arachnoid space.