Abstract:Prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) negatively affects brain development and increases the risk of poor mental health. We investigated if brain susceptibility, measuring iron, or volume were associated with internalizing or externalizing symptoms in youth with and without PAE. T1-weighted and quantitative susceptibility mapping (QSM) MRI scans were collected for 19 PAE and 40 unexposed participants aged 7.5-15 years. Magnetic susceptibility and volume of basal ganglia and limbic structures were extracted using Fre… Show more
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