Open AccessSeizure burden in preterm infants and smaller brain volume at term-equivalent age
Author(s) -
Zachary Vesoulis,
Dimitrios Alexopoulos,
Cynthia Rogers,
Jeffrey J. Neil,
Christopher D. Smyser
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
pediatric research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.056
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1530-0447
pISSN - 0031-3998
DOI - 10.1038/s41390-021-01542-2
Subject(s) - brain size , term (time) , medicine , pediatrics , volume (thermodynamics) , physics , magnetic resonance imaging , radiology , quantum mechanics
Seizures are underrecognized in preterm infants, and little is known about their impact on brain growth. We aimed to define the association between early seizures and subsequent brain growth.