Sergio Valencia

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10/10 📌 Takeaway: Neighborhood disadvantage was associated with older appearing brains, lower total brain volume, and greater WMH burden. These findings highlight neighborhood context as a relevant correlate of brain health.

https://t.co/3saUaWeP8c

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1/10 🤔 Can the neighborhood you live in be reflected in brain health? A new @Radiology_RSNA study examined whether neighborhood socioeconomic disadvantage is associated with brain MRI measures. #RadInTraining #Tweetorial
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9/10 💡 But exploratory analyses suggested that greater disadvantage strengthened the negative association between WMH burden and frontostriatal volumes.

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🧠 Take-home:

Oxygenation alone doesn’t explain neurodevelopment in CHD.
Brain growth and clinical factors may be more important.
👉 The fetal period could be the key window for intervention.

Read the full manuscript: https://t.co/KY612gr5Iv

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🧵#RadInTraining #Tweetorial
Is fetal brain oxygenation actually associated with brain growth and neurodevelopment in congenital heart disease?

A recent Radiology study explores this in a cohort of patients with congenital heart disease.

https://t.co/KY612gr5Iv

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💡 So what does matter?

✅ Larger fetal brain volume → better language outcomes at 30 months
⚠️ More complex CHD (single ventricle) → worse motor outcomes