Long-term attention deficits combined with subcortical and cortical structural central nervous system alterations in young adults born small for gestational age

Being born small for gestational age has been associated with neurodevelopmental disabilities and smaller gray matter volumes in childhood. However, it is not known if these changes persist in adults and whether SGA has any impact on attention memory and IQ.

Source: Early Human Development - May 22, 2017 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Sabrina Suffren, Diego Angulo, Yang Ding, Pablo Reyes, Jorge Marin, Jose T. Hernandez, Nathalie Charpak, Gregory A. Lodygensky Source Type: research