The Claim
In very low birth weight preterm infants scanned at near-term age, the metabolite ratios NAA/Ch, NAA/Cr, and Ch/Cr in the thalamus, basal ganglia, and cortex are not significantly associated with Bayley Mental or Psychomotor Developmental Index scores at 18–24 months corrected age.
What the research says
Supports is higher
Support is ahead, but a single strong opposing study can change this.
These are independent scores, not a percentage. Higher-grade studies count more, so a single strong opposing study can outweigh several weaker ones.
Doctors looked at brain chemical levels in tiny premature babies and found no link between those levels and how well the babies developed mentally or physically by the time they were 18 to 24 months old.
See the scientific wording
In very low birth weight preterm infants scanned at near-term age, metabolite ratios (NAA/Ch, NAA/Cr, Ch/Cr) in the thalamus, basal ganglia, and cortex show no significant association with Bayley Mental or Psychomotor Developmental Index scores at 18–24 months corrected age.
What the research says
1 studyThe study checked if brain chemical levels in premature babies could predict how well they’d develop later, and found no link — which matches the claim that these brain chemicals don’t predict development scores.
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