Background: Using maximum length sequence brainstem auditory evoked response (MLS BAER) to study brainstem neural conduction and maturation in fetal growth restriction (FGR) babies born very prematurely and assess the effect of FGR on brainstem neural maturation.
Methods: MLS BAER was recorded and analyzed at a mean 40 week postmenstrual age in babies born at 27-32 week gestation without other major perinatal conditions or problems. The data were compared between babies with FGR (n = 30) and age-matched babies without FGR (n = 34) to define any differences.
Results: A notable difference in MLS BAER was found in interpeak intervals between the babies with FGR and those without FGR. The FGR babies manifested significantly shortened I-III interval, moderately prolonged III-V interval, and significantly decreased III-V/I-III interval ratio. The slope of the I-III interval-rate function in FGR babies was moderately decreased, relative to that in the babies without FGR.
Conclusion: FGR babies born very prematurely are associated with accelerated or precocial neural maturation at caudal brainstem regions, but moderately delayed maturation at rostral brainstem regions. The altered brainstem neural maturation is different from previously reported mildly delayed maturation in FGR babies born less prematurely, and may have important implication for neurodevelopmental outcome.
Impact: This first MLS BAER study in FGR found that brainstem neural maturation in very premature FGR babies differed from age-matched non-FGR babies. Neural maturation in very premature FGR babies is accelerated or precocial at caudal brainstem regions but moderately delayed at rostral brainstem regions. The altered maturation is different from previously reported mild delay in brainstem neural maturation in FGR babies born less prematurely. FGR exerts a major and differential effect on brainstem neural maturation in babies born very prematurely. This alteration in very premature FGR babies may have important implication for their neurodevelopment.
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