ArticlePediatric research2018
The impact of extrauterine life on visual maturation in extremely preterm born infants.
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- Morphine exposure and prematurity affect flash visual evoked potentials in preterm infants.Clinical neurophysiology practice · 2024Article
- Preterm birth accelerates the maturation of spontaneous and resting activity in the visual cortex.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2023Article
- Preterm birth accelerates the maturation of spontaneous and resting activity in the visual cortex.Frontiers in integrative neuroscience · 2023Article
- The impact of premature extrauterine exposure on infants' stimulus-evoked brain activity across multiple sensory systems.NeuroImage. Clinical · 2022Article
- The Newborn's Reaction to Light as the Determinant of the Brain's Activation at Human Birth.Frontiers in integrative neuroscience · 2022Article
- A Mixed-Lipid Emulsion Containing Fish Oil for the Parenteral Nutrition of Preterm Infants: No Impact on Visual Neuronal Conduction.Nutrients · 2021Article
- Functional brain connectivity in ex utero premature infants compared to in utero fetuses.NeuroImage · 2020Article
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- Primary neuronal dysmaturation in preterm brain: Important and likely modifiable.Journal of neonatal-perinatal medicineArticle
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Abstract
backgroundExtrauterine life is an important factor when considering brain maturation. Few studies have investigated the development of visual evoked potentials (VEP) in extremely preterm infants, and only a minority have taken into consideration the impact of extrauterine life. The aim of this study was to assess the normal maturation of VEP in infants born prior to 29 weeks gestational age (GA) and to explore the potential influence of extrauterine life.
methodsVEP were prospectively recorded in extremely preterm infants, and principal peaks (N0, N1, P1, N2, P2, N3) were identified. The mean of peak-time and percentages of peak appearances were assessed for three GA groups (23/24, 25/26, 27/28 weeks) and four subgroups of increasing postnatal age (PNA), up to 8 weeks after birth.
resultsA total of 163 VEP recordings in 38 preterm infants were analyzed. With increasing GA at birth, peak-times decreased. When comparing infants with equal GA but longer extrauterine life, those with the highest PNA demonstrated the shortest VEP peak-times. However, this effect was less present in infants born prior to 25 weeks GA.
conclusionProvided that a certain maturational threshold is reached, extrauterine life appears to accelerate maturation of the visual system in preterm infants.
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