Poster Session  |   August 2016
Correlating Early Motor Skills to White Matter Abnormalities in Preterm Infants
Patty Coker-Bolt, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA; Emma Humphries, BS; Andrew Barbour, PhD; Dorothea Jenkins, MD; Jordan Tillman, BS; Emily Ward, BS
Author Affiliations
  • Medical University of South Carolina
Article Information
Neurologic Conditions / Pediatric Evaluation and Intervention / Assessment/Measurement
Poster Session   |   August 2016
Correlating Early Motor Skills to White Matter Abnormalities in Preterm Infants
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, August 2016, Vol. 70, 7011500061p1. doi:10.5014/ajot.2016.70S1-PO5117
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, August 2016, Vol. 70, 7011500061p1. doi:10.5014/ajot.2016.70S1-PO5117
Abstract

Date Presented 4/8/2016

Neuroimaging of specific white matter (WM) tracts can predict early motor skills in a cohort of preterm infants. Several WM tracts indicate that connectivity of the frontal cortex, the occipital visual cortex, the temporal lobe, and thalamus are important to early motor skill development.

Primary Author and Speaker: Patty Coker-Bolt

Additional Authors and Speaker: Emma Humphries, Andrew Barbour, Dorothea Jenkins, Jordan Tillman, Emily Ward