Sensori-motor processing in the developing brain: fMRI in neonates
L Scheef, A Heep, J Jankowski, M Born, N Zimmerman, J Gieseke, H Boecker · RöFo - Fortschritte auf dem Gebiet der Röntgenstrahlen und der bildgebenden Verfahren · 2008 · Heft 02
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Introduction: Preterm birth at less than 32 weeks gestational age has a specific predilection for periventricular white matter injury (PWMI). Early prediction of concomitant motor sequelae is a fundamental clinical issue, in particular with regard to custom-tailored early rehabilitative treatment. Recently, fMRI has been introduced as a non-invasive method to investigate the functional integrity of the neonatal brain. The aim of our study was to implement a standardized unilateral passive forearm extension/flexion fMRI protocol in a clinical MRI setup using a block-design approach to allow non-invasive mapping o…
