Objectively Diagnosed Diffuse White Matter Abnormality at Term Is an Independent Predictor of Cognitive and Language Outcomes in Infants Born Very Preterm - 22/04/20
, Lili He, PhD 1, 2, 4, Venkata Sita Priyanka Illapani, MS 1, 2, Mekibib Altaye, PhD 2, 5, Alonzo T. Folger, PhD 2, 5, Keith O. Yeates, PhD 6Abstract |
Objective |
To externally validate the independent value of objectively diagnosed diffuse white matter abnormality (DWMA; also known as diffuse excessive high signal intensity) volume to predict neurodevelopmental outcomes in very preterm infants (≤31 weeks of gestational age).
Study design |
A prospective, multicenter, regional population-based cohort study in 98 very preterm infants without severe brain injury on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). DWMA volume was diagnosed objectively on structural MRI at term-equivalent age using our published algorithm. Multivariable linear regression was used to assess the value of DWMA volume to predict cognitive and language scores on the Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development, Third Edition (Bayley-III) at 2 years corrected age.
Results |
Of the infants who returned for follow-up (n = 74), the mean (SD) gestational age was 28.2 (2.4) weeks, and 42 (56.8%) were boys. In bivariable analyses, DWMA volume was a significant predictor of Bayley-III cognitive and language scores. In multivariable analyses, controlling for known predictors of Bayley-III scores (ie, socioeconomic status, gestational age, sex, and global brain abnormality score), DWMA volume remained a significant predictor of cognitive (P < .001) and language (P = .04) scores at 2 years. When dichotomized, objectively diagnosed severe DWMA was a significant predictor of cognitive and language impairments, whereas visual qualitative diagnosis of DWMA was a poor predictor.
Conclusions |
In this multicenter, prospective cohort study, we externally validated our previous findings that objectively diagnosed DWMA is an independent predictor of cognitive and language development in very preterm infants. We also demonstrated again that visually-diagnosed DWMA is not predictive of neurodevelopmental outcomes.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Abbreviations : Bayley-III, DEHSI, DWMA, MRI, NCH, NDI, NICU, PMA
Plan
| Supported by National Institutes of Health Grants R01 NS094200 (to N.P.), R01 NS096037 (to N.P.), and R21 HD094085 and a Trustee Grant from Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (to L.H.). The authors declare no conflicts of interest. |
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