Journal of Pediatrics: Clinical Practice (Mar 2024)

Corpus Callosum Abnormalities at Term-Equivalent Age Are Associated with Language Development at 2 Years’ Corrected Age in Infants Born Very Preterm

  • Katsuaki Kojima, MD, PhD, MPH,
  • Julia E. Kline, PhD,
  • Mekibib Altaye, PhD,
  • Beth M. Kline-Fath, MD,
  • Nehal A. Parikh, DO, MS,
  • Armin Allahverdy, PhD,
  • Mekibib Altaye, PhD,
  • Anita Arnsperger, RRT,
  • Traci Beiersdorfer, RN, BSN,
  • Kaley Bridgewater, RT(MR), CNMT,
  • Tanya Cahill, MD,
  • Kim Cecil, PhD,
  • Kent Dietrich, RT,
  • Christen Distler, BSN, RNC-NIC,
  • Juanita Dudley, RN, BSN,
  • Brianne Georg, BS,
  • Meredith Glover, BS,
  • Cathy Grisby, RN, BSN, CCRC,
  • Lacey Haas, RT(MR), CNMT,
  • Karen Harpster, PhD, OT/RL,
  • Lili He, PhD,
  • Scott K. Holland, PhD,
  • V.S. Priyanka Illapani, MS,
  • Kristin Kirker, CRC,
  • Julia E. Kline, PhD,
  • Beth M. Kline-Fath, MD,
  • Hailong Li, PhD,
  • Matt Lanier, RT(MR), RT(R),
  • Stephanie L. Merhar, MD, MS,
  • Greg Muthig, BS,
  • Brenda B. Poindexter, MD, MS,
  • David Russell, JD,
  • Kar Tepe, BSN, RNC-NIC,
  • Leanne Tamm, PhD,
  • Julia Thompson, RN, BSN,
  • Jean A. Tkach, PhD,
  • Hui Wang, PhD,
  • Jinghua Wang, PhD,
  • Brynne Williams, RT(MR), CNMT,
  • Kelsey Wineland, RT(MR), CNMT,
  • Sandra Wuertz, RN, BSN, CCRP,
  • Donna Wuest, AS,
  • Weihong Yuan, PhD

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11
p. 200101

Abstract

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We studied the effect of microstructural abnormalities in the corpus callosum on language development in 348 infants born very prematurely. We discovered that the fractional anisotropy of the corpus callosum anterior midbody was a significant predictor of standardized language scores at 2 years, independent of clinical and social risk factors.

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