Preterm birth represents a high risk of neurodevelopmental disabilities when associated with white-matter damage. Recent studies have reported cognitive deficits in children born preterm without brain injury on MRI at term-equivalent age. Understanding the microstructural and metabolic underpinnings of these deficits is essential for their early detection. Here, we used diffusion-weighted imagi...

Premature birth is an important cause of neonatal mortality and morbidity. Most premature births are known to be induced by cytokines released for different reasons. Inadequate congenital immune response in infants may contribute increased susceptibility infection. The aim the study determine IL-1β, TLR4, PGE2, TAC profiles cord blood with characteristics specific pregnancy correlation complica...