Abstract #1405

Cortical thinning in young adolescents born preterm with very low birth weight

Tsung-Han Wu¹, Tzu-chao Chuang¹, Ming-Ting Wu^2,3, and Pinchen Yang⁴

¹Electrical Engineering, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, ²School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, ³Radiology, Kaohsiung Veteran General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, ⁴Psychiatry, Kaohsiung Medical University and Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

By using a surface-based method (FreeSurfer), the cortical thickness measurement was performed on young adolescents born preterm with very low birth weight (n = 15, birth weight < 1500 g) and age-matched term born controls (n = 17). The preterms, who present no brain injuries, showed a thicker cortex in parietal, occipital, and temporal regions compared to the controls, suggesting the delay of cortical thinning.

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