Ventricular dilatation in ex-prematures: only confined to the occipital region? MRI-based normative standards for 19-year-old ex-prematures without major handicaps.

CONCLUSION: Young adults born prematurely, with a birth weight <2000 g, do not have larger lateral ventricles than healthy controls born term, even after correcting for a smaller head size. However, they do have larger occipital horns, confirming previous studies and strengthening our belief of a specific vulnerability of the occipital region. PMID: 23939381 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Acta Radiologica - August 12, 2013 Category: Radiology Authors: Aukland SM, Elgen IB, Odberg MD, Chong WK, Eide GE, Rosendahl K Tags: Acta Radiol Source Type: research

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