Arcuate fasciculus and pre-reading language development in children with prenatal alcohol exposure

Prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) contributes to widespread neurodevelopmental challenges, including reading, and has been associated with altered white matter. Here, we aimed to investigate whether arcuate fasciculus development is associated with pre-reading language skills in young children with PAE.

Citation:
Ostertag C, Reynolds JE, Kar P, Dewey D, et al. Arcuate fasciculus and pre-reading language development in children with prenatal alcohol exposure. Front Neurosci. 2023;17

Keywords:
FASD; MRI; children; development; language; magnetic resonance imaging; prenatal alcohol exposure

Abstract:
Prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) contributes to widespread neurodevelopmental challenges, including reading, and has been associated with altered white matter. Here, we aimed to investigate whether arcuate fasciculus development is associated with pre-reading language skills in young children with PAE.