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Predicting developmental outcomes in premature infants by term equivalent MRI: systematic review and meta-analysis

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Title
Predicting developmental outcomes in premature infants by term equivalent MRI: systematic review and meta-analysis
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Systematic Reviews, May 2015
DOI 10.1186/s13643-015-0058-7
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Janneke van’t Hooft, Johanna H. van der Lee, Brent C. Opmeer, Cornelieke S. H. Aarnoudse-Moens, Arnold G. E. Leenders, Ben Willem J. Mol, Timo R. de Haan

Abstract

This study aims to determine the prognostic accuracy of term MRI in very preterm born (≤32 weeks) or low-birth-weight (≤1500 g) infants for long-term (>18 months) developmental outcomes. We performed a systematic review searching Central, Medline, Embase, and PsycInfo. Two independent reviewers performed study selection, data extraction, and quality assessment. We documented sensitivity and specificity for three different MRI findings (white matter abnormalities (WMA), brain abnormality (BA), and diffuse excessive high signal intensity (DEHSI)), related to developmental outcomes including cerebral palsy (CP), visual and/or hearing problems, motor, neurocognitive, and behavioral function. Using bivariate meta-analysis, we estimated pooled sensitivity and specificity and plotted summary receiver operating characteristic (sROC) curves for different cut-offs of MRI. We included 20 papers published between 2000 and 2013. Quality of included studies varied. Pooled sensitivity and specificity values (95 % confidence interval (CI)) for prediction of CP combining the three different MRI findings (using normal/mild vs. moderate/severe cut-off) were 77 % (53 to 91 %) and 79 % (51 to 93 %), respectively. For prediction of motor function, the values were 72 % (52 to 86 %) and 62 % (29 to 87 %), respectively. Prognostic accuracy for visual and/or hearing problems, neurocognitive, and/or behavioral function was poor. sROC curves of the individual MRI findings showed that presence of WMA provided the best prognostic accuracy whereas DEHSI did not show any potential prognostic accuracy. This study shows that presence of moderate/severe WMA on MRI around term equivalent age can predict CP and motor function in very preterm or low-birth-weight infants with moderate sensitivity and specificity. Its ability to predict other long-term outcomes such as neurocognitive and behavioral impairments is limited. Also, other white matter related tests as BA and DEHSI demonstrated limited prognostic value. PROSPERO CRD42013006362.

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Country Count As %
Canada 1 <1%
Brazil 1 <1%
Unknown 148 99%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Researcher 27 18%
Student > Master 25 17%
Student > Ph. D. Student 20 13%
Student > Doctoral Student 12 8%
Student > Bachelor 10 7%
Other 24 16%
Unknown 32 21%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 42 28%
Neuroscience 22 15%
Psychology 16 11%
Nursing and Health Professions 9 6%
Computer Science 3 2%
Other 19 13%
Unknown 39 26%
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#27
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