Ralica Dimitrova

Neonatal brain dynamic functional connectivity in term and preterm infants and its association with early childhood neurodevelopment

This study examines dynamic functional connectivity in neonatal brains using fMRI and links it to neurodevelopmental outcomes in early childhood.

Comprehensive volumetric phenotyping of the neonatal brain in Down syndrome.

This study uses MRI to compare brain volumes in neonates with Down syndrome to a control group, finding reduced whole brain volume in DS infants.

Structural and functional asymmetry of the neonatal cerebral cortex

The paper investigates structural and functional asymmetry in the neonatal cerebral cortex using MRI data from term and preterm neonates and adults.

Development of neonatal brain functional centrality and alterations associated with preterm birth

The paper examines how functional brain centrality develops in neonates and how preterm birth affects it, finding age-related changes and regional differences but no direct link to 18-month neurodevelopmental outcomes.

The developing brain structural and functional connectome fingerprint

The paper identifies a stable structural connectome fingerprint in preterm neonates that can distinguish individuals more effectively than functional connectomes.

Neonatal multi-modal cortical profiles predict 18-month developmental outcomes

The paper uses neonatal cortical connectivity data to predict 18-month developmental outcomes, finding that structural covariance networks predict social-emotional performance.

Effects of gestational age at birth on perinatal structural brain development in healthy term-born babies

This study examines how gestational age at birth affects structural brain development in healthy term-born infants and links these changes to neurodevelopmental outcomes at 18 months.

Preterm birth alters the development of cortical microstructure and morphology at term-equivalent age

This study examines how preterm birth affects cortical development in infants at term-equivalent age using MRI, finding altered microstructure and morphology with individual variability.

Neurometabolite Mapping Highlights Elevated Myo-inositol Profiles within the Developing Brain in Down Syndrome

This study finds elevated Myo-inositol levels in the developing brains of individuals with Down Syndrome, detectable as early as 10 weeks post conception.

Phenotyping the preterm brain: characterising individual deviations from normative volumetric development in two large infant cohorts

The paper develops normative brain volumetric development curves for term-born infants and compares preterm infants to these curves, identifying individual deviations linked to clinical factors and neurocognitive outcomes.

Cortical morphology at birth reflects spatio-temporal patterns of gene expression in the fetal human brain

The paper links cortical morphology at birth to gene expression patterns in the fetal brain and shows preterm birth disrupts this relationship.

Development of Microstructural and Morphological Cortical Profiles in the Neonatal Brain

The paper develops cortical profiles in neonatal brains using MRI to track morphometric and microstructural changes, revealing how network similarity evolves over time.

Early alterations in cortical and cerebellar regional brain growth in Down Syndrome: An in-vivo fetal and neonatal MRI assessment

This study uses in-vivo MRI to identify early structural brain growth deviations in fetuses and neonates with Down Syndrome compared to controls.