Animal Female Fetal Growth Retardation/diagnosis/*pathology/*physiopathology Memory/physiology Nerve Net/*pathology/*physiopathology Pregnancy Rabbits

Long-term functional outcomes and correlation with regional brain connectivity by MRI diffusion tractography metrics in a near-term rabbit model of intrauterine growth restriction

BACKGROUND: Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) affects 5-10% of all newborns and is associated with increased risk of memory, attention and anxiety problems in late childhood and adolescence. The neurostructural correlates of long-term abnormal …