Sabrina B Orique, Laurel Despins, Bonnie J Wakefield, Sanda Erdelez, Amy Vogelsmeier
Perception of clinical deterioration cues among medical-surgical nurses
Journal of advanced nursing
recent advances magnetic resonance imaging mri technology allow tracing developmental changes brains children applied computermatching algorithms new techniques measuring cortical thickness millimeters structural mri images 45 children scanned twice 2 yr apart ages 5 11 changes brain size also assessed showing local brain growth progressing rate approximately 0415 mm per year prominently frontal occipital regions estimated cortical thickness ranged 15 mm occipital regions 55 mm dorsomedial frontal cortex gray matter thinning coupled cortical expansion highly significant right frontal bilateral parietooccipital regions significant thickening restricted left inferior frontal brocas area bilateral posterior perisylvian wernickes area left regions left hemisphere gray matter thickness correlated changing cognitive abilities first time developmental changes gray matter thickness brain size structurefunction relationships traced within individuals studied longitudinally time rapid cognitive development