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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Altered posterior cingulate brain metabolites and cognitive dysfunction in preterm adolescents |
Author: | Cheong, J.L.Y. Bainbridge, A. Anderson, P.J. Lee, K.J. Burnett, A.C. Thompson, D.K. Roberts, G. Wood, S.J. Doyle, L.W. Robertson, N.J. |
Citation: | Pediatric Research, 2016; 79(5):716-722 |
Publisher: | Nature Publishing Group |
Issue Date: | 2016 |
ISSN: | 0031-3998 1530-0447 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Jeanie L. Y. Cheong, Alan Bainbridge, Peter J. Anderson, Katherine J. Lee, Alice C. Burnett, Deanne K. Thompson ... et al. |
Abstract: | Extremely preterm (EP, <28 wk gestation) individuals have increased the risk of cognitive deficits compared with controls. The posterior cingulate region has an important role in cognitive function, but how this is affected by preterm birth is unknown. We aimed to compare brain metabolite ratios of neurons and cell membranes between EP 18-y olds and controls, and explore the association between metabolite ratios and cognitive outcomes.A regional cohort of 150 EP and 134 controls were recruited for the study. Cerebral metabolites were measured using proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) obtained from a left posterior cingulate voxel. Total N-acetylaspartate (tNAA, neuronal marker)/total creatine (tCr), and total choline (tCho, cell membrane marker)/tCr ratios were compared between groups using linear regression. Metabolite ratios were correlated with tests of general intelligence (IQ), memory, and attention using linear or logistic regression.Compared with controls, EP had lower tNAA/tCr (mean difference (95% CI) of -2.27% (-4.09, -0.45)) and tCho/tCr (mean difference (95% CI) of -11.11% (-20.37, -1.85)), all P = 0.02. Higher tCho/tCr correlated with better IQ in the EP group only; whereas higher tNAA/tCr ratios correlated with better scores in working memory and attention in both groups.EP birth is associated with long-term brain metabolite ratio alterations. This may underlie poorer cognitive performance in EP survivors. |
Keywords: | Paediatric research; preterm birth |
Rights: | © 2016, International Pediatric Research Foundation, Inc. |
DOI: | 10.1038/pr.2015.272 |
Grant ID: | http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/491246 http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/546519 http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/628371 http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1053787 http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1012236 http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1053609 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/pr.2015.272 |
Appears in Collections: | Paediatrics publications |
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