Retardation of Neuronal Maturation in Premature Infants Compared with Term Infants of the Same Postconceptional Age
- 1 January 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) in Pediatrics
- Vol. 69 (1) , 33-39
- https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.69.1.33
Abstract
Neuronal morphologic development and the number of soma and spines in the visual cortex were investigated. Ten premature human infants surviving at least 3 wk were compared with control infants who had been born at term gestation and had the same postconceptional age. In 6 cases of sudden infant death syndrome, bronchopulmonary dysplasia or patent ductus arteriosus, neuronal development was similar to that in the control cases. The persistence of immature neurons in 2 of the remaining 4 cases suggested a developmental neuronal delay or arrest.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
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- STRUCTURAL ORGANIZATION OF THE HUMAN CEREBRAL CORTEX. 1.Cells Tissues Organs, 1961