Peter J Anderson

Summary

Affiliation: University of Melbourne
Country: Australia

Publications

  1. ncbi White matter pathology in phenylketonuria
    Peter J Anderson
    Department of Psychology, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia
    Mol Genet Metab 99:S3-9. 2010
  2. ncbi Cognitive and educational deficits in children born extremely preterm
    Peter J Anderson
    Department of Psychology, The University of Melbourne, The Royal Women s Hospital, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    Semin Perinatol 32:51-8. 2008
  3. ncbi Improving the outcome of infants born at <30 weeks' gestation--a randomized controlled trial of preventative care at home
    Alicia J Spittle
    Physiotherapy, School of Health Sciences, University of Melbourne, 200 Berkley Street, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia
    BMC Pediatr 9:73. 2009
  4. ncbi Social-emotional difficulties in very preterm and term 2 year olds predict specific social-emotional problems at the age of 5 years
    Karli Treyvaud
    VIBeS, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Level 5 West Building, Royal Children s Hospital, Flemington Road, Parkville, Vic, 3052, Australia
    J Pediatr Psychol 37:779-85. 2012
  5. ncbi Neonatal white matter abnormality predicts childhood motor impairment in very preterm children
    Alicia J Spittle
    Victorian Infant Brain Studies, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
    Dev Med Child Neurol 53:1000-6. 2011
  6. ncbi Attention problems in a representative sample of extremely preterm/extremely low birth weight children
    Peter J Anderson
    Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Royal Children s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
    Dev Neuropsychol 36:57-73. 2011
  7. ncbi Changing long-term outcomes for infants 500-999 g birth weight in Victoria, 1979-2005
    L W Doyle
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The Royal Women s Hospital, 20 Flemington Road, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia
    Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 96:F443-7. 2011
  8. ncbi Parent-reported health in extremely preterm and extremely low-birthweight children at age 8 years compared with comparison children born at term
    Gehan Roberts
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The Royal Women s Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
    Dev Med Child Neurol 53:927-32. 2011
  9. ncbi Preventive care at home for very preterm infants improves infant and caregiver outcomes at 2 years
    Alicia J Spittle
    Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Victoria Infant Brain Studies, Melbourne, Australia
    Pediatrics 126:e171-8. 2010
  10. ncbi Preterm infant hippocampal volumes correlate with later working memory deficits
    Miriam H Beauchamp
    Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
    Brain 131:2986-94. 2008

Detail Information

Publications48

  1. ncbi White matter pathology in phenylketonuria
    Peter J Anderson
    Department of Psychology, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia
    Mol Genet Metab 99:S3-9. 2010
    ....
  2. ncbi Cognitive and educational deficits in children born extremely preterm
    Peter J Anderson
    Department of Psychology, The University of Melbourne, The Royal Women s Hospital, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    Semin Perinatol 32:51-8. 2008
    ....
  3. ncbi Improving the outcome of infants born at <30 weeks' gestation--a randomized controlled trial of preventative care at home
    Alicia J Spittle
    Physiotherapy, School of Health Sciences, University of Melbourne, 200 Berkley Street, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia
    BMC Pediatr 9:73. 2009
    ..These interventions should be multi-faceted and include modules for caregivers given their high rates of mental health problems...
  4. ncbi Social-emotional difficulties in very preterm and term 2 year olds predict specific social-emotional problems at the age of 5 years
    Karli Treyvaud
    VIBeS, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Level 5 West Building, Royal Children s Hospital, Flemington Road, Parkville, Vic, 3052, Australia
    J Pediatr Psychol 37:779-85. 2012
    ..This study examined relationships between early social-emotional difficulties and later social-emotional problems, and whether this differed by group (very preterm or term)...
  5. ncbi Neonatal white matter abnormality predicts childhood motor impairment in very preterm children
    Alicia J Spittle
    Victorian Infant Brain Studies, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
    Dev Med Child Neurol 53:1000-6. 2011
    ..The aim of this study was to assess whether WMA were predictive of all levels of motor impairments in very preterm children...
  6. ncbi Attention problems in a representative sample of extremely preterm/extremely low birth weight children
    Peter J Anderson
    Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Royal Children s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
    Dev Neuropsychol 36:57-73. 2011
    ....
  7. ncbi Changing long-term outcomes for infants 500-999 g birth weight in Victoria, 1979-2005
    L W Doyle
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The Royal Women s Hospital, 20 Flemington Road, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia
    Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 96:F443-7. 2011
    ....
  8. ncbi Parent-reported health in extremely preterm and extremely low-birthweight children at age 8 years compared with comparison children born at term
    Gehan Roberts
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The Royal Women s Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
    Dev Med Child Neurol 53:927-32. 2011
    ....
  9. ncbi Preventive care at home for very preterm infants improves infant and caregiver outcomes at 2 years
    Alicia J Spittle
    Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Victoria Infant Brain Studies, Melbourne, Australia
    Pediatrics 126:e171-8. 2010
    ..The objective of this study was to determine the effects of preventive care at home on child development and primary caregiver mental health at 2 years of age...
  10. ncbi Preterm infant hippocampal volumes correlate with later working memory deficits
    Miriam H Beauchamp
    Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
    Brain 131:2986-94. 2008
    ..Preterm children appear to have altered hippocampal volumes by discharge from hospital which may have a lasting impact on working memory function...
  11. ncbi Outcomes at age 2 years of infants < 28 weeks' gestational age born in Victoria in 2005
    Lex W Doyle
    Newborn Services, Royal Women s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
    J Pediatr 156:49-53.e1. 2010
    ..To determine the survival rates and neurosensory outcomes of infants born at gestational age 22-27 weeks in the state of Victoria in 2005 and compare theses data with those for similar infants born in the 1990s...
  12. ncbi Cognitive outcome at 24 months is more predictive than at 18 months for IQ at 8-9 years in extremely low birth weight children
    Lex W Doyle
    Neonatal Paediatrics, The Royal Women s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
    Early Hum Dev 88:95-8. 2012
    ..This is an important distinction as many clinical trials assess their final outcomes only in early childhood, assuming the results are valid for later childhood cognitive functioning...
  13. ncbi Underestimation of developmental delay by the new Bayley-III Scale
    Peter J Anderson
    Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia
    Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 164:352-6. 2010
    ..To assess the ability of the third edition of the Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development (Bayley-III) to detect developmental delay in 2-year-old children who were extremely preterm and those carried to term...
  14. ncbi Parental mental health and early social-emotional development of children born very preterm
    Karli Treyvaud
    Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Royal Children s Hospital, Flemington Road, Parkville, Victoria, 3052, Australia
    J Pediatr Psychol 35:768-77. 2010
    ..The aims of this study were to describe the mental health of parents of children born very preterm and examine relations between parental mental health and early social-emotional development in very preterm and term born children...
  15. ncbi Caffeine and brain development in very preterm infants
    Lex W Doyle
    Royal Women s Hospital, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
    Ann Neurol 68:734-42. 2010
    ..The objective of this study was to assess whether caffeine influenced brain macro- or microstructural development in preterm infants...
  16. ncbi Long-term benefits of home-based preventive care for preterm infants: a randomized trial
    Megan M Spencer-Smith
    Critical Care and Neurosciences, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Victoria, Australia
    Pediatrics 130:1094-101. 2012
    ..This study aimed to determine the longer-term effectiveness of the program by reviewing caregivers and children at preschool age...
  17. ncbi Early emergence of behavior and social-emotional problems in very preterm infants
    Alicia J Spittle
    Victorian Infant Brain Studies VIBeS team, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Australia
    J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 48:909-18. 2009
    ..In addition, the relation between perinatal variables and early behavior problems was also examined to help identify those very preterm children most at risk...
  18. ncbi Developmental coordination disorder in geographic cohorts of 8-year-old children born extremely preterm or extremely low birthweight in the 1990s
    Gehan Roberts
    The Premature Infant Follow up Programme at the Royal Women s Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
    Dev Med Child Neurol 53:55-60. 2011
    ....
  19. ncbi Biological and environmental factors as predictors of language skills in very preterm children at 5 years of age
    Kelly Howard
    Critical Care and Neurosciences, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Royal Children s Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
    J Dev Behav Pediatr 32:239-49. 2011
    ..The primary aim of this study was to examine the contributions of biological and environmental risk factors to language outcomes in very preterm children at 5 years of age...
  20. ncbi Family functioning, burden and parenting stress 2 years after very preterm birth
    Karli Treyvaud
    Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Victoria, Australia
    Early Hum Dev 87:427-31. 2011
    ..Examining rates of difficulties in family functioning following very preterm birth has been a relatively neglected area of research...
  21. ncbi Reduced cerebellar diameter in very preterm infants with abnormal general movements
    Alicia J Spittle
    Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Victoria, Australia
    Early Hum Dev 86:1-5. 2010
    ..However, other structural correlates of abnormal GMs have not been defined...
  22. ncbi Parenting behavior is associated with the early neurobehavioral development of very preterm children
    Karli Treyvaud
    Critical Care and Neurosciences, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Victoria, Australia
    Pediatrics 123:555-61. 2009
    ..The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between parenting behavior, parent-child synchrony, and neurobehavioral development in very preterm children at 24 months of age...
  23. ncbi Hippocampal shape variations at term equivalent age in very preterm infants compared with term controls: perinatal predictors and functional significance at age 7
    Deanne K Thompson
    Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Royal Children s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
    Neuroimage 70:278-87. 2013
    ..This study provides further insight into early hippocampal development and the nature of hippocampal abnormalities in prematurity...
  24. ncbi Corpus callosum alterations in very preterm infants: perinatal correlates and 2 year neurodevelopmental outcomes
    Deanne K Thompson
    Florey Neuroscience Institutes, Centre for Neuroscience, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia
    Neuroimage 59:3571-81. 2012
    ..This study elucidates perinatal predictors and adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes associated with altered callosal integrity in VPT infants...
  25. ncbi Are neuropsychological impairments in children with early-treated phenylketonuria (PKU) related to white matter abnormalities or elevated phenylalanine levels?
    Peter J Anderson
    Critical Care and Neurosciences, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia
    Dev Neuropsychol 32:645-68. 2007
    ..Our findings also offer some support for dopamine depletion in the prefrontal cortex, however adverse consequences as a result of norepinephrine and serotonin deficiencies should not be discounted...
  26. ncbi Neurobehavior at term and white and gray matter abnormalities in very preterm infants
    Nisha C Brown
    Victorian Infant Brain Studies, Murdoch Children s Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia
    J Pediatr 155:32-8, 38.e1. 2009
    ..To examine the relationship between very preterm infant neurobehavior at term and concurrent magnetic resonance-defined cerebral abnormalities...
  27. ncbi Early sensitivity training for parents of preterm infants: impact on the developing brain
    Jeannette Milgrom
    Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, Austin Health, Victoria, Australia
    Pediatr Res 67:330-5. 2010
    ..Thus, sensitivity training for parents in the NICU is associated with improved cerebral white matter micro-structural development in preterm infants...
  28. ncbi Neurologic outcomes in very preterm infants undergoing surgery
    Peter M Filan
    Department of Neonatal Medicine, Royal Children s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
    J Pediatr 160:409-14. 2012
    ..To investigate the relationship between surgery in very preterm infants and brain structure at term equivalent and 2-year neurodevelopmental outcome...
  29. ncbi Neonate hippocampal volumes: prematurity, perinatal predictors, and 2-year outcome
    Deanne K Thompson
    Howard Florey Institute, Centre for Neuroscience, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    Ann Neurol 63:642-51. 2008
    ..To compare preterm (PT) and full-term (FT) infant hippocampal volumes and to investigate the relations among PT hippocampal volume, perinatal risk factors, and neurodevelopmental outcome...
  30. ncbi Head growth in preterm infants: correlation with magnetic resonance imaging and neurodevelopmental outcome
    Jeanie L Y Cheong
    Royal Women s Hospital, Department of Neonatal Services, 132 Grattan St, Carlton 3053, Melbourne, Australia
    Pediatrics 121:e1534-40. 2008
    ..The purpose of this work was to establish the relationship between head circumference with brain MRI at term-equivalent age and to relate head circumference with neurodevelopmental outcome at 2 years...
  31. ncbi High rates of school readiness difficulties at 5 years of age in very preterm infants compared with term controls
    Gehan Roberts
    The Premature Infant Follow up Program, The Royal Women s Hospital, 20 Flemington Road, Parkville 3052, Australia
    J Dev Behav Pediatr 32:117-24. 2011
    ..The aim of this study was to determine the school readiness skills of a cohort of VPT children, compared with term controls...
  32. ncbi Characterization of the corpus callosum in very preterm and full-term infants utilizing MRI
    Deanne K Thompson
    Howard Florey Institute, Centre for Neuroscience, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    Neuroimage 55:479-90. 2011
    ..01) and isthmus tracts (p=0.04). This study characterizes callosal size, shape and diffusion in typically developing infants at term equivalent age, and reports macrostructural and microstructural abnormalities as a result of prematurity...
  33. ncbi Executive functioning in school-aged children who were born very preterm or with extremely low birth weight in the 1990s
    Peter J Anderson
    Royal Women s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
    Pediatrics 114:50-7. 2004
    ....
  34. ncbi Adult outcome of extremely preterm infants
    Lex W Doyle
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Royal Women s Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
    Pediatrics 126:342-51. 2010
    ..Pediatricians can aid the transition to adult health care by being aware of the nutritional, cardiovascular, respiratory, motor, cognitive, psychiatric, and functional outcomes into adulthood of survivors of extreme prematurity...
  35. ncbi Prevalence of motor-skill impairment in preterm children who do not develop cerebral palsy: a systematic review
    Jacqueline Williams
    Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia
    Dev Med Child Neurol 52:232-7. 2010
    ..This study aimed to conduct a systematic review of current data to provide an accurate estimate of the prevalence of non-CP motor impairment in preterm children at school age...
  36. ncbi Rates of early intervention services in very preterm children with developmental disabilities at age 2 years
    Gehan Roberts
    Victorian Infant Brain Study Group, Murdoch Children s Research Institute, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    J Paediatr Child Health 44:276-80. 2008
    ..This study explores the association of levels of disability at age 2 years with EI services and social risk in a large cohort of very preterm children...
  37. ncbi Language abilities in children who were very preterm and/or very low birth weight: a meta-analysis
    Natalie Barre
    Murdoch Children Research Institute, Victoria, Australia
    J Pediatr 158:766-774.e1. 2011
    ..To conduct a meta-analysis to characterize differences in language ability between children born very preterm (VPT, <32 weeks' gestational age), with a very low birth weight (VLBW, <1500 g), or both and in term-born control children...
  38. ncbi Impaired language abilities and white matter abnormalities in children born very preterm and/or very low birth weight
    Natalie Reidy
    Murdoch Children s Research Institute, Victoria, Australia
    J Pediatr 162:719-24. 2013
    ....
  39. ncbi Assessments of sensory processing in infants: a systematic review
    Abbey L Eeles
    Victorian Infant Brain Study, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
    Dev Med Child Neurol 55:314-26. 2013
    ....
  40. ncbi Adult psychiatric outcomes of very low birth weight survivors
    Elizabeth M Westrupp
    Murdoch Children s Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia
    Aust N Z J Psychiatry 45:1069-77. 2011
    ..However, very few studies have prospectively followed VLBW survivors into adulthood and none have examined adult psychiatric disorders in this population...
  41. ncbi Pulmonary and neurological follow-up of extremely preterm infants
    Lex W Doyle
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The Royal Women s Hospital, University of Melbourne, and Murdoch Children s Research Institute, Parkville, Vic, Australia
    Neonatology 97:388-94. 2010
    ..At school age other cognitive impairments including learning disabilities and behavioural problems occur more frequently. Despite these difficulties, most EP survivors escape without major long-term pulmonary or neurological problems...
  42. ncbi Reduction in cerebellar volumes in preterm infants: relationship to white matter injury and neurodevelopment at two years of age
    Divyen K Shah
    Victoria Infant Brain Study Group, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    Pediatr Res 60:97-102. 2006
    ..In conclusion, we found no evidence for a primary impairment in cerebellar development in relation to prematurity, although there was evidence for a secondary effect of cerebral WMI on cerebellar development independent of immaturity...
  43. ncbi Neurosensory disabilities at school age in geographic cohorts of extremely low birth weight children born between the 1970s and the 1990s
    Gehan Roberts
    Premature Infant Follow up Program, The Royal Women s Hospital, Parkville, Australia
    J Pediatr 154:829-34.e1. 2009
    ....
  44. ncbi Long-term outcomes of bronchopulmonary dysplasia
    Lex W Doyle
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
    Semin Fetal Neonatal Med 14:391-5. 2009
    ..The importance of these neurological and respiratory problems later into adult life needs to be determined...
  45. ncbi Monitoring the neonatal brain: a survey of current practice among Australian and New Zealand neonatologists
    Peter M Filan
    Victorian Infant Brain Study Group, Murdoch Children s Research Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    J Paediatr Child Health 43:557-9. 2007
    ..The aims of this study were (i) to document the current practice among Australian and New Zealand neonatologists; and (ii) to identify the factors that influence local practice...
  46. ncbi Neurodevelopmental outcome of bronchopulmonary dysplasia
    Peter J Anderson
    The Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia
    Semin Perinatol 30:227-32. 2006
    ..BPD does not appear to be associated with a specific neuropsychological impairment but rather a global impairment...
  47. ncbi Docosahexaenoic acid and visual functioning in preterm infants: a review
    Carly Molloy
    Royal Women s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
    Neuropsychol Rev 22:425-37. 2012
    ..Factors worth considering for clinical neuropsychological evaluation are also discussed...
  48. ncbi Neuropsychological functioning in children with early-treated phenylketonuria: impact of white matter abnormalities
    Peter J Anderson
    Department of Psychology, Royal Children s Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    Dev Med Child Neurol 46:230-8. 2004
    ..However, children with no detectable, or mild WMAs, also displayed cognitive problems, indicating that neuropsychological functioning in children with ETPKU is determined by a complex interaction of biological and environmental factors...