Neurodevelopmental Outcomes of Preterm Birth (eBook, PDF)

From Childhood to Adult Life
Redaktion: Nosarti, Chiara

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

The improved survival of very preterm and very low birth weight infants in recent decades has been associated with an increase in the prevalence of physical and neurodevelopmental problems. Attention is increasingly being focused on the quality of life of survivors, who are at greater risk of brain damage and consequent neurological disorders, and neuropsychological and behavioural impairments. In this volume, leading experts present a comprehensive and up-to-date perspective on research in various aspects of the long-term consequences of very preterm birth. As well as extending existing knowledge of the neurodevelopmental sequelae following very preterm birth, a shared aim of this burgeoning body of research is to identify the mechanisms underlying variations in outcome, and thus recognise subgroups of children who are at increased risk of neurodevelopmental problems, for whom appropriate intervention strategies can be devised. Pediatricians, neurologists, psychiatrists and psychologists will all find this to be essential reading.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. April 2010
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780511718052
• Artikelnr.: 38205669

Inhaltsangabe

Part I. Introduction: 1. Epidemiology of preterm birth Sven Cnattigius and
Stefan Johansson; 2. The changing face of intensive care for preterm
newborns John Wyatt; 3. Clinical outcome: neurological sequelae following
preterm birth Ingeborg Krageloh-Mann; Part II. Neuroimaging: 4. Imaging the
preterm brain Terrie E. Inder, Russell Lawrence and Jeffrey J. Neil; 5.
Structural Magnetic Resonance Imaging Richard W. I. Cooke; 6. Magnetic
Resonance Imaging findings from adolescence to adulthood Matthew Allin and
Muriel Walshe; 7. Functional neuroimaging following very preterm birth
Chiara Nosarti and Larry Rifkin; 8. Diffusion tensor imaging findings in
preterm and low birth weight populations Matthew Allin; Part III.
Behavioural Outcome: 9. Behavioural outcome of preterm birth in childhood
and adolescence Elaine Healy; 10. Preterm birth and fetal growth in
relation to adult psychopathology Christina M. Hultman and Chiara Nosarti;
Part IV. Neuropsychological Outcome: 11. Cognitive and functional outcomes
of children born preterm Betty Vohr; 12. Methodological considerations in
neurodevelopmental outcome studies of infants born prematurely Glen P.
Aylward; 13. Language function after preterm birth Teresa M. Rushe; 14. A
cognitive neuroscience perspective on the development of memory in children
born preterm Michelle De Haan; 15. Executive function development in
preterm children Peter John Anderson, Kelly Howard and Lex W. Doyle; Part
V. Applied Research: 16. Academic performance and learning disabilities H.
Gerry Taylor; 17. Pathways of risk and resiliency after prematurity: role
of socioeconomical status Michael M. Msall, Mary C. Sullivan and Jennifer
Park; 18. Cognitive and behavioural interventions Marie C. McCormick and
Beth Marie McManus; Part VI. Conclusions: 19. Integrative summary and
future directions Chiara Nosarti, Robin M. Murray and Maureen Hack.