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    Web-based follow-up tool (ePIPARI) of preterm infants—study protocol for feasibility and performance

    Preterm infants have a risk of health and developmental problems emerging after discharge. This indicates the need for a comprehensive follow-up to enable early identification of these problems. In this paper,...

    Tiina Saarinen, Milla Ylijoki, Liisa Lehtonen, Petriina Munck, Suvi Stolt in BMC Pediatrics (2023)

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    The effects of maternal depression on their perception of emotional and behavioral problems of their internationally adopted children

    Even though child psychopathology assessment guidelines emphasize comprehensive multi-method, multimodal, and multi-informant methodologies, maternal-report symptom-rating scales often serve as the predominant...

    Krista Liskola, Hanna Raaska in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental… (2021)

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    Parental depressive symptoms as a risk factor for child depressive symptoms; testing the social mediators in internationally adopted children

    Parental depressive symptoms have shown to be associated with offspring depression but much of the research has been focused on maternal depression. The aim of our study was to investigate the extent to which ...

    Krista Liskola, Hanna Raaska, Helena Lapinleimu in European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (2018)

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    The Network Structure of Childhood Psychopathology in International Adoptees

    International adoptees are at an increased risk of emotional and behavioral problems, especially those who are adopted at an older age. We took a new approach in our study of the network structure and predicta...

    Marko Elovainio, Christian Hakulinen in Journal of Child and Family Studies (2018)

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    Preterm infants’ early growth and brain white matter maturation at term age

    Normal intrauterine conditions are essential to normal brain growth and development; premature birth and growth restriction can interrupt brain maturation. Maturation processes can be studied using diffusion t...

    Virva Lepomäki, Marika Leppänen, Jaakko Matomäki, Helena Lapinleimu in Pediatric Radiology (2013)

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    Effect of antenatal growth on brain white matter maturation in preterm infants at term using tract-based spatial statistics

    White matter maturation of infants can be studied using diffusion tensor imaging (DTI). DTI of the white matter of the infant brain provides the best available clinical measures of brain tissue organisation an...

    Virva Lepomäki, Jaakko Matomäki, Helena Lapinleimu, Liisa Lehtonen in Pediatric Radiology (2013)

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    Experiences of School Bullying Among Internationally Adopted Children: Results from the Finnish Adoption (FINADO) Study

    This study investigated the prevalence of and factors associated with school bullying and victimization among Finnish international adoptees. The Olweus bully/victim questionnaire was sent to all 9–15-year-old...

    Hanna Raaska, Helena Lapinleimu, Jari Sinkkonen in Child Psychiatry & Human Development (2012)

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    Associations between regional brain volumes at term-equivalent age and development at 2 years of age in preterm children

    Altered brain volumes and associations between volumes and developmental outcomes have been reported in prematurely born children.

    Annika Lind, Riitta Parkkola, Liisa Lehtonen, Petriina Munck in Pediatric Radiology (2011)

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    Relations between brain volumes, neuropsychological assessment and parental questionnaire in prematurely born children

    The objective of this study is to assess the relationship between brain volumes at term equivalent age and neuropsychological functions at 5 years of age in very low birth weight (VLBW) children, and to compar...

    Annika Lind, Leena Haataja, Liisi Rautava in European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (2010)

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    Diffusion tensor imaging of the inferior colliculus and brainstem auditory-evoked potentials in preterm infants

    Preterm and low-birth-weight infants have an increased risk of sensorineural hearing loss. Brainstem auditory-evoked potentials (BAEP) are an effective method to detect subtle deficits in impulse conduction in...

    Milla Reiman, Riitta Parkkola, Reijo Johansson, Satu K. Jääskeläinen in Pediatric Radiology (2009)

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    Interleukin-6 -174 and -572 Genotypes and the Volume of Deep Gray Matter in Preterm Infants

    Preterm infants have smaller cerebral and cerebellar volumes at term compared with term born infants. Perinatal factors leading to the reduction in volumes are not well known. IL-6 -174 and -572 genotypes part...

    Milla Reiman, Riitta Parkkola, Helena Lapinleimu, Liisa Lehtonen in Pediatric Research (2009)

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    Neurological Development of 5-Year-Old Children in a Prospective Randomized Trial of a Low-Saturated-Fat, Low-Cholesterol Diet since Infancy. The STRIP Project

    Leena Rask-Nissila, Eero Jokinen, Pirjo Terho, Helena Lapinleimu in Pediatric Research (1999)

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    Effect of Weaning on Serum Lipoprotein(a) Concentration: The STRIP Baby Study

    Risk for coronary heart disease is increased in adult Caucasians with high serum lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)J concentration. In adults the concentration is mainly regulated by genetic factors. Our previous study sug...

    Taina Routi, Tapani Rönnemaa, Helena Lapinleimu, Pia Salo in Pediatric Research (1995)