THALAMOCORTICAL CONNECTIVITY IN PRETERM INFANTS WITH UNILATERAL PERIVENTRICULAR HAEMORRHAGIC INFARCTION ASSESSED USING PROBABILISTIC TRACTOGRAPHY

Background null Major focal white matter lesions in the preterm brain such as periventricular haemorrhagic infarctions (PVHI) are often associated with significant cognitive and motor deficits, which may be due to disrupted connections between central and cortical grey matter. Probabilistic diffusion tractography allows connectivity between the thalamus and cortex to be assessed in vivo. null Objective null To examine thalamocortical...