| Prediction of neurosensory disability in very low birth weight preterm infants. Structural and functional brain imaging and hearing screening at term age and follow-up of infants to a corrected age of 18 months | ||
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This thesis is based on the following articles, which are referred to in the text by their Roman numerals:
I Valkama AM, Pääkkö ELE, Vainionpää LK, Lanning FP, Ilkko EA & Koivisto ME (2000) Magnetic resonance imaging at term and neuromotor outcome in preterm infants. Acta Paediatr 89:348–355.
II Valkama AM, Ahonen A, Vainionpää L, Torniainen P & Koivisto M (2001) Brain single photon emission computed tomography at term age for predicting cerebral palsy after preterm birth. Biol Neonate 79:27–33.
III Valkama AM, Tolonen EU, Kerttula LI, Pääkkö ELE, Vainionpää LK & Koivisto ME Brainstem size and function at term age in relation to later neurosensory disability in high risk preterm infants. Revised version submitted to Acta Paediatr.
IV Valkama AM, Laitakari KT, Tolonen EU, Väyrynen MRH, Vainionpää LK & Koivisto ME (2000) Prediction of permanent hearing loss in high-risk preterm infants at term age. Eur J Pediatr 159:459–464.