Abnormal Microstructure of the Atrophic Thalamus in Preterm Survivors with Periventricular Leukomalacia

Abstract

There are volumetric and microstructural abnormalities of the thalamus in preterm children with PVL, very likely reflecting neuronal loss and myelinated axonal injury. The selective microstructural damage in the pulvinar very likely contributes to abnormal cognitive visual processing known to occur in such survivors.