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The superior longitudinal fasciculus in typically developing children and adolescents: diffusion tensor imaging and neuropsychological correlates.

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Urger, SE; De Bellis, MD; Hooper, SR; Woolley, DP; Chen, SD; Provenzale, J
Published in: J Child Neurol
January 2015

The relationship between superior longitudinal fasciculus microstructural integrity and neuropsychological functions were examined in 49 healthy children (range: 5-17 years) using diffusion tensor imaging. Seven major cognitive domains (intelligence, fine-motor, attention, language, visual-spatial, memory, executive function) were assessed. Data analyses used correlational methods. After adjusting for age and gender, fractional anisotropy and axial diffusivity values in the superior longitudinal fasciculus were positively correlated with executive functions of set shifting, whereas left superior longitudinal fasciculus fractional anisotropy values correlated with attention and language. Apparent diffusion coefficient values in the left superior longitudinal fasciculus negatively correlated with inhibitory control. In the left arcuate fasciculus, fractional anisotropy correlated with IQ and attention, whereas radial diffusivity values negatively correlated with IQ, fine-motor skills, and expressive language. Findings from this study provide an examination of the relationship between superior longitudinal fasciculus integrity and children's neuropsychological abilities that can be useful in monitoring pediatric neurologic diseases.

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J Child Neurol

DOI

EISSN

1708-8283

Publication Date

January 2015

Volume

30

Issue

1

Start / End Page

9 / 20

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Neuropsychological Tests
  • Neurology & Neurosurgery
  • Nerve Net
  • Male
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
  • Humans
  • Functional Laterality
  • Female
  • Diffusion Tensor Imaging
 

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Urger, S. E., De Bellis, M. D., Hooper, S. R., Woolley, D. P., Chen, S. D., & Provenzale, J. (2015). The superior longitudinal fasciculus in typically developing children and adolescents: diffusion tensor imaging and neuropsychological correlates. J Child Neurol, 30(1), 9–20. https://doi.org/10.1177/0883073813520503
Urger, Sacide E., Michael D. De Bellis, Stephen R. Hooper, Donald P. Woolley, Steven D. Chen, and James Provenzale. “The superior longitudinal fasciculus in typically developing children and adolescents: diffusion tensor imaging and neuropsychological correlates.J Child Neurol 30, no. 1 (January 2015): 9–20. https://doi.org/10.1177/0883073813520503.
Urger SE, De Bellis MD, Hooper SR, Woolley DP, Chen SD, Provenzale J. The superior longitudinal fasciculus in typically developing children and adolescents: diffusion tensor imaging and neuropsychological correlates. J Child Neurol. 2015 Jan;30(1):9–20.
Urger, Sacide E., et al. “The superior longitudinal fasciculus in typically developing children and adolescents: diffusion tensor imaging and neuropsychological correlates.J Child Neurol, vol. 30, no. 1, Jan. 2015, pp. 9–20. Pubmed, doi:10.1177/0883073813520503.
Urger SE, De Bellis MD, Hooper SR, Woolley DP, Chen SD, Provenzale J. The superior longitudinal fasciculus in typically developing children and adolescents: diffusion tensor imaging and neuropsychological correlates. J Child Neurol. 2015 Jan;30(1):9–20.
Journal cover image

Published In

J Child Neurol

DOI

EISSN

1708-8283

Publication Date

January 2015

Volume

30

Issue

1

Start / End Page

9 / 20

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Neuropsychological Tests
  • Neurology & Neurosurgery
  • Nerve Net
  • Male
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
  • Humans
  • Functional Laterality
  • Female
  • Diffusion Tensor Imaging