Association between Fat-Free Mass and Brain Size in Extremely Preterm Infants

Authors :: Vito Giordano
Angelika Berger
Julia Buchmayer
Alexandra Thajer
Katharina Goeral
Victor Schmidbauer
Katrin Klebermass-Schrehof
Karin Harreiter
Christoph J. Binder
Source :: Nutrients; Volume 13; Issue 12; Pages: 4205, Nutrients, Nutrients, Vol 13, Iss 4205, p 4205 (2021)
Publication Year :: 2021
Publisher :: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2021.
Abstract: Postnatal growth restriction and deficits in fat-free mass are associated with impaired neurodevelopment. The optimal body composition to support normal brain growth and development remains unclear. This study investigated the association between body composition and brain size in preterm infants. We included 118 infants born