Combining clinical assessment scores and in vivo MR spectroscopy neurometabolites in very low birth weight adolescents

摘要

ObjectiveVery low birth weight (VLBW) survivors are at increased risk of neurological impairments that may persist into adolescence and adulthood. The aims of this study were to identify the most important clinical assessments that characterize differences between VLBW and control adolescents, and to look at the relationship between clinical assessments and the metabolites in in vivo MR spectra.