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ArticleNeuroImage2017

Early development of structural networks and the impact of prematurity on brain connectivity.

Dafnis Batalle, Emer J Hughes, Hui Zhang, J-Donald Tournier, Nora Tusor, Paul Aljabar, Luqman Wali, Daniel C Alexander, Joseph V Hajnal, Chiara Nosarti and 2 more

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Article in NeuroImage, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 134 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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134citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

134 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  2. Cognitive and Learning Outcomes in Late Preterm Infants at School Age: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020
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  5. Altered connectivity and network efficiency in preterm infants.Cerebral cortex (New York, N.Y. : 1991) · 2026
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  6. Frontal lead in preterm functional brain maturation.Developmental cognitive neuroscience · 2026
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  11. Associations between neonatal brain structure and neurodevelopmental outcomes following very preterm birth.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2026
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  20. Maturation of Neuronal Activity in the Human Cortex Exhibits Robust Spatial Gradients across the Birth Transition.The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2025
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74 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Dafnis BatalleCentre for the Developing Brain, Division of Imaging Sciences & Biomedical Engineering, King's College London, SE1 7EH London, United Kingdom.
Emer J HughesCentre for the Developing Brain, Division of Imaging Sciences & Biomedical Engineering, King's College London, SE1 7EH London, United Kingdom.
Hui ZhangDepartment of Computer Science & Centre for Medical Image Computing, University College London, United Kingdom.
J-Donald TournierCentre for the Developing Brain, Division of Imaging Sciences & Biomedical Engineering, King's College London, SE1 7EH London, United Kingdom.
Nora TusorCentre for the Developing Brain, Division of Imaging Sciences & Biomedical Engineering, King's College London, SE1 7EH London, United Kingdom.
Paul AljabarCentre for the Developing Brain, Division of Imaging Sciences & Biomedical Engineering, King's College London, SE1 7EH London, United Kingdom.
Luqman WaliCentre for the Developing Brain, Division of Imaging Sciences & Biomedical Engineering, King's College London, SE1 7EH London, United Kingdom.
Daniel C AlexanderDepartment of Computer Science & Centre for Medical Image Computing, University College London, United Kingdom.
Joseph V HajnalCentre for the Developing Brain, Division of Imaging Sciences & Biomedical Engineering, King's College London, SE1 7EH London, United Kingdom.
Chiara NosartiCentre for the Developing Brain, Division of Imaging Sciences & Biomedical Engineering, King's College London, SE1 7EH London, United Kingdom.
A David EdwardsCentre for the Developing Brain, Division of Imaging Sciences & Biomedical Engineering, King's College London, SE1 7EH London, United Kingdom. Electronic address: ad.edwards@kcl.ac.uk.
Serena J CounsellCentre for the Developing Brain, Division of Imaging Sciences & Biomedical Engineering, King's College London, SE1 7EH London, United Kingdom.

Funding

Department of Health RP-PG-0707-10154Medical Research Council MR/K004867/1Medical Research Council MR/K006355/1Medical Research Council MR/L011530/1Medical Research Council MR/N026063/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Preterm infants are at high risk of neurodevelopmental impairment, which may be due to altered development of brain connectivity. We aimed to (i) assess structural brain development from 25 to 45 weeks gestational age (GA) using graph theoretical approaches and (ii) test the hypothesis that preterm birth results in altered white matter network topology. Sixty-five infants underwent MRI between 25

Indexed as

BrainDiffusion Tensor ImagingFemaleGestational AgeHumansImage Interpretation, Computer-AssistedInfant, NewbornInfant, PrematureMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleNeural PathwaysBrain mappingDiffusion MRIGraph theoryNewbornNODDI

Identifiers

PMID28153637
PMCPMC5387181

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