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Phumza Nongena

Head of Paediatrics, New Somerset Hospital, Cape Town
Verified email at uct.ac.za
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Specialization and integration of functional thalamocortical connectivity in the human infant

…, G Ball, P Nongena… - Proceedings of the …, 2015 - National Acad Sciences
… Partial correlations are thresholded at a significance of P < 0.05 (family-wise error corrected),
except for the primary visual network (lilac), which is shown at P < 0.06 (FWE-corrected; in …

[HTML][HTML] Machine-learning to characterise neonatal functional connectivity in the preterm brain

…, T Arichi, N Tusor, D Cox, N Merchant, P Nongena… - Neuroimage, 2016 - Elsevier
Brain development is adversely affected by preterm birth. Magnetic resonance image analysis
has revealed a complex fusion of structural alterations across all tissue compartments that …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of MRI on preterm infants and their families: a randomised trial with nested diagnostic and economic evaluation

…, N Gonzales-Cinca, P Nongena… - Archives of Disease in …, 2018 - fn.bmj.com
… age (p=0.02), ethnicity (p=0.02), social deprivation (p=0.02), level of education (p=0.03)
or … infant had an adverse outcome (p=0.05), and there was no effect of multiple births (p=0.42). …

Multimodal image analysis of clinical influences on preterm brain development

G Ball, P Aljabar, P Nongena, N Kennea… - Annals of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Premature birth is associated with numerous complex abnormalities of white and
gray matter and a high incidence of long‐term neurocognitive impairment. An integrated …

Confidence in the prediction of neurodevelopmental outcome by cranial ultrasound and MRI in preterm infants

P Nongena, A Ederies, DV Azzopardi… - Archives of Disease in …, 2010 - fn.bmj.com
In one major study, images with only grade 1 or 2 IVH showed a low risk of abnormal neuromotor
development with narrow confidence limits: PPV 6%(95% CI 4% to 9%). 9 Combining …

[HTML][HTML] Neurodevelopmental outcomes following intrauterine growth restriction and very preterm birth

…, S Falconer, A Chew, N Kennea, P Nongena… - The Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
P values were corrected for multiple comparisons using a false discovery rate method 28 …
P values corrected for FDR 28 ; bold P values also significant with Bonferroni correction. …

[HTML][HTML] Punctate white matter lesions associated with altered brain development and adverse motor outcome in preterm infants

N Tusor, MJ Benders, SJ Counsell, P Nongena… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
… Mean (SD) absolute and relative thalamic volumes were significantly smaller (p < 0.001,
partial eta squared η p 2 = 0.44 and η p 2 = 0.16 respectively) in the PWML group (5.27 (0.8) cm …

MRI findings at term-corrected age and neurodevelopmental outcomes in a large cohort of very preterm infants

…, S Falconer, N Kennea, P Nongena… - American Journal …, 2020 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Brain MR imaging at term-equivalent age is a useful tool
to define brain injury in preterm infants. We report pragmatic clinical radiological assessment …

Chloral hydrate sedation for magnetic resonance imaging in newborn infants

…, N Tusor, D Cox, A Ederies, P Nongena… - Pediatric …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
… There were no significant differences in gestational age (P = 0.16), corrected gestation at
scan (P = 0.62), weight at scan (P = 0.19), or sedation dose (P = 0.29) between the affected and …

Parents' experiences of information and communication in the neonatal unit about brain imaging and neurological prognosis: a qualitative study

ME Harvey, P Nongena, N Gonzalez‐Cinca… - Acta …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To explore parental information and communication needs during their baby's care in the
neonatal unit with a focus on brain imaging and neurological prognosis. Methods Eighteen …