Obesity Linked to Poor Brain Health in Children (IMAGE)

Radiological Society of North America

Obesity Linked to Poor Brain Health in Children

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The integrity of the white matter is extensively impaired with higher BMI in children. Most affected are the corpus callosum, which is the main connector of both brain hemispheres, and the superior longitudinal fasciculus that connects several (frontal, occipital, parietal and temporal) lobes.

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RSNA and Simone Kaltenhauser

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