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DiPiero M, Rodrigues PG, Gromala A, Dean DC. Applications of advanced diffusion MRI in early brain development: a comprehensive review. Brain Struct Funct 2023; 228:367-392. [PMID: 36585970 PMCID: PMC9974794 DOI: 10.1007/s00429-022-02605-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2022] [Accepted: 12/21/2022] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
Abstract
Brain development follows a protracted developmental timeline with foundational processes of neurodevelopment occurring from the third trimester of gestation into the first decade of life. Defining structural maturational patterns of early brain development is a critical step in detecting divergent developmental trajectories associated with neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders that arise later in life. While considerable advancements have already been made in diffusion magnetic resonance imaging (dMRI) for pediatric research over the past three decades, the field of neurodevelopment is still in its infancy with remarkable scientific and clinical potential. This comprehensive review evaluates the application, findings, and limitations of advanced dMRI methods beyond diffusion tensor imaging, including diffusion kurtosis imaging (DKI), constrained spherical deconvolution (CSD), neurite orientation dispersion and density imaging (NODDI) and composite hindered and restricted model of diffusion (CHARMED) to quantify the rapid and dynamic changes supporting the underlying microstructural architectural foundations of the brain in early life.
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Affiliation(s)
- Marissa DiPiero
- Department of Neuroscience Training Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53705, USA
- Waisman Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53705, USA
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- Waisman Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53705, USA
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- Waisman Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53705, USA.
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53705, USA.
- Department of Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53705, USA.
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Kelly CE, Harding R, Lee KJ, Pascoe L, Josev EK, Spencer-Smith MM, Adamson C, Beare R, Nosarti C, Roberts G, Doyle LW, Seal ML, Thompson DK, Anderson PJ. Investigating the brain structural connectome following working memory training in children born extremely preterm or extremely low birth weight. J Neurosci Res 2021; 99:2340-2350. [PMID: 33624327 DOI: 10.1002/jnr.24818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2021] [Accepted: 02/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
Abstract
Children born extremely preterm (EP, <28 weeks' gestation) or extremely low birth weight (ELBW, <1,000 g) are a vulnerable population at high risk of working memory impairments. We aimed to examine changes in the brain structural connectivity networks thought to underlie working memory performance, after completion of a working memory training program (Cogmed) compared with a placebo program in EP/ELBW children. This was a double-blind, placebo-controlled randomized trial (the Improving Memory in a Preterm Randomised Intervention Trial). Children born EP/ELBW received either the Cogmed or placebo program at 7 years of age (n = 91). A subset of children had magnetic resonance imaging of the brain immediately pre- and 2 weeks post-training (Cogmed n = 28; placebo n = 27). T1 -weighted and diffusion-weighted images were used to perform graph theoretical analysis of structural connectivity networks. Changes from pre-training to post-training in structural connectivity metrics were generally similar between randomized groups. There was little evidence that changes in structural connectivity metrics were related to changes in working memory performance from pre- to post-training. Overall, our results provide little evidence that the Cogmed working memory training program has training-specific effects on structural connectivity networks in EP/ELBW children.
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Affiliation(s)
- Claire E Kelly
- Victorian Infant Brain Studies (VIBeS), Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,Developmental Imaging, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Victorian Infant Brain Studies (VIBeS), Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Victorian Infant Brain Studies (VIBeS), Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics Unit, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Victorian Infant Brain Studies (VIBeS), Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health and School of Psychological Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Victorian Infant Brain Studies (VIBeS), Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,Neurodisability and Rehabilitation, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Victorian Infant Brain Studies (VIBeS), Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health and School of Psychological Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Developmental Imaging, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Developmental Imaging, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Centre for the Developing Brain, Department of Perinatal Imaging and Health, School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences, King's College London, London, UK
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- Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,Health Services, Population Health, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,Centre for Community Child Health, The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Victorian Infant Brain Studies (VIBeS), Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,Newborn Research, The Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Developmental Imaging, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Victorian Infant Brain Studies (VIBeS), Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,Developmental Imaging, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Victorian Infant Brain Studies (VIBeS), Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health and School of Psychological Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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