Abstract:A paper by Schnider and co-workers 1 published recently in Pediatric Research has investigated a possible association between impaired brain metabolism and executive function deficits in 54 children born very preterm (VPT). The authors found lower glutamate-glutamine-to-creatine ratio (Glx/Cr) and higher myoinositol-to-creatine ratio (mI/Cr) in the frontal white matter of VPT children aged 8-15 years, with lower executive functions associated with lower frontal Glx/Cr ratio in both VPT-and termborn peers and h… Show more
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