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BIBLIOGRAPHY: Health
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Peer-reviewed publications (health)

  1. Dammann O, Commentz JC, Valdueza JM, Christante L, Bentele KHP. Gelastische Epilepsie und Pubertas praecox bei Hamartom des Hypothalamus. (Title translation: Gelastic epilepsy, precocious puberty, and hamartoma of the hypothalamus) Klinische Pädiatrie 1991; 203:439-447.

  2. Oexle K, , Bechmann B, Vortmeyer AO, Neumaier Probst E: Intracranial chordoma in a neonate. European Journal of Pediatrics 1992; 151:336-338.

  3. Veelken N, Schopf M, , Schulte FJ. Etiological classification of cerebral palsy in very low birthweight infants. Neuropediatrics 1993; 24:74-76.

  4. Valdueza JM, Lohmann F, , Hagel C, Eckert B, Freckmann N. Analysis of 20 primarily surgically treated chiasmatic / hypothalamic pilocytic astrocytomas. Acta Neurochirurgica 1994;126:44-50.

  5. Valdueza JM, Lohmann F, Hagel C, , Freitag J, Herrmann HD. Optic pathway glioma: management and prognosis in 25 surgically treated cases. Advances in Neurosurgery 1994;22:57-64.

  6. Valdueza JM, Christante L, , Bentele K, Vortmeyer A, Saeger W, Padberg B, Freitag J, Herrmann HD. Hypothalamic hamartomas: reference to gelastic epilepsy and surgery. Neurosurgery 1994; 34:949-958.

  7. Dammann O, Walther H, Allers A, Schröder M, Drescher J, Lutz D, Commentz JC, Veelken N, Schulte FJ. Perinatale, soziodemographische und neuromotorische Determinanten der kognitiven Entwicklung Frühgeborener im Vorschulalter. (Title translation: Perinatal, sociodemographic, and neuromotor determinants of the cognitive development of preschool children born preterm) Monatsschrift Kinderheilkunde 1995;143:1235-1241.

  8. Commentz JC, . Impaired melatonin secretion following cranial irradiation in pubertal girls. Neuroendocrinology Letters 1995; 7:231-236.

  9. Dammann O, Hagel G, Allers B, Grubel G, Schulte FJ. Malignant melanotic neuroectodermal tumor in infancy. Childs Nervous System 1995;11:186-188.

  10. Dammann O, Walther H, Allers A, Schröder M, Drescher J, Lutz D, Veelken N, Schulte FJ. Development of a regional cohort of very-low-birthweight children at six years: cognitive abilities are associated with neurologic disability and social background. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology 1996;38:97-108.

  11. Dammann O, Hellwege HH, Sommer B. Low birthweight in Germany 1990-92. Pae diatric and Perinatal Epidemiology 1996;10:130-135.

  12. Commentz JC, Henke A, , Hellwege HH, Willig RP. Decreasing melatonin and 6-OH-melatonin sulfate excretion with advancing gestational age in preterm and term newborn male infants. European Journal of Endocrinology 1996;135:184-187.

  13. Dammann O, Dammann CEL, Leviton A. Magnesiumsulfat und Zerebralparese bei Frühgeborenen. (Title translation: Magnesium sulfate and cerebral palsy in preterm infants) Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde 1997;57:670-674.

  14. Dammann O, Leviton A. Duration of transient hyperechoic images of white matter in very-low-birthweight infants: a proposed classification. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology 1997;39:2-5.

  15. The Developmental Epidemiology Network Investigators. The correlation between placental pathology and intraventricular hemorrhage in the preterm infant. Pediatric Research 1998;43:15-19.

  16. Dammann O, Leviton A. Maternal intrauterine infection, cytokines, and brain damage in the preterm newborn. Pediatric Research 1997;42:1-8.

  17. Dammann O, Leviton A. Does prepregnancy bacterial vaginosis increase a mother's risk of having a preterm infant with cerebral palsy? Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology 1997;39:836-840.

  18. Dammann O, Allred EN, Veelken N. Increased risk of spastic diplegia among very low birthweight children after preterm labor or prelabor rupture of membranes. Journal of Pediatrics 1998;132:531-5.

  19. Dammann O, Durum SK, Leviton A. Modification of infection-associated risks of preterm birth and white matter damage in the preterm newborn by polymorphisms in the tumor necrosis factor-locus? Pathogenesis 1999;1:171-7.

  20. Kuban K, Sanocka U, Leviton A, Allred EN, Pagano M, , Share J, Rosenfeld D, Abiri M, DiSalvo D, Doubilet P, Kairam R, Kazam E, Kirpekar M, Schoenfeld S, and Members of the Developmental Epidemiology Network. White matter disorders of prematurity: association with intraventricular hemorrhage and ventriculomegaly. Journal of Pediatrics 1999;134:539-46.

  21. Leviton A, Paneth N, Reuss ML, Susser M, Allred EN, , Kuban K, Van Marter LJ, Pagano M, for The Developmental Epidemiology Network Investigators. Hypothyroxinemia of prematurity and the risk of cerebral white matter damage. Journal of Pediatrics 1999;134:706-11.

  22. Leviton A, , Allred EN, Kuban K, Pagano M, Van Marter LJ, Paneth N, Reuss ML, Susser M, for The Developmental Epidemiology Network. Antenatal corticosteroids and cranial ultrasound abnormalities. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 1999;181:1007-17.

  23. Hansen A and Leviton A for The Developmental Epidemiology Network Investigators. Labor and delivery characteristics and the risk of cranial ultrasound abnormalities in the very low birthweight infant. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 1999;181:997-1006.

  24. Leviton A, Paneth N, Reuss ML, Susser M, Allred EN, , Kuban K, Van Marter LJ, Pagano M, for The Developmental Epidemiology Network Investigators. Maternal infection, fetal inflammatory response, and brain damage in very low birthweight infants. Pediatric Research 1999;46:566-75.

  25. Dammann O, Leviton A. Brain damage in preterm newborns: might enhancement of developmentally-regulated endogenous protection open a door for prevention? Pediatrics 1999; 104:541-550.

  26. Dammann O. Ätiologie der Zerebralparese bei Frühgeborenen: Ischämie oder Infektion? (Title translation: Etiology of cerebral palsy in preterm infants: ischemia or infection?) Kinderärztliche Praxis 1999;70:235-41.

  27. Dammann O, Leviton A, Allred EN for The Developmental Epidemiology Network Investigators. What explains away the increased risk of histologic chorioamnionitis in African-American mothers of very low birthweight infants? Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology 2000;14:20-9.

  28. Dammann O, Leviton A. Brain damage in preterm newborns: biologic response modification as a strategy to reduce disabilities. Journal of Pediatrics 2000;136:433-8.

  29. Dammann O. Heal her, I beseech you: modern epidemiology and prayer for recovery. Journal of Faith and Science Exchange 2000;4:291-303.

  30. Dammann O, Allred EN, Kuban KCK, VanMarter L, Stewart JE, Pagano M, and Leviton A for The Developmental Epidemiology Network Investigators. Hypocarbia during the first 24 postnatal hours and white matter echolucencies in newborns ï‚£ 28 weeks gestation. Pediatric Research 2001; 49:388-93.

  31. Dammann O, Phillips TM, Allred EN, O'Shea TM, Paneth N, Van Marter LJ, Bose C, Ehrenkranz RA, Bednarek FJ, Naples M, and Leviton A for The Elgan Study Investigators. Mediators of fetal inflammation in extremely low gestational age newborns. Cytokine 2001;13:234-9.

  32. Dammann O, Hagberg H, Leviton A. Is periventricular leukomalacia an axonopathy as well as an oligopathy? Pediatric Research 2001; 49:453-7.

  33. Dammann O, Durum S, Leviton A. Do white cells matter in white matter damage? Trends in Neurosciences 2001; 24:320-4.

  34. Dammann O, Dammann CEL, Allred EN, Veelken N. Fetal growth restriction is not associated with a reduced risk for bilateral spastic cerebral palsy in very-low-birthweight infants. Early Human Development 2001;64:79-89.

  35. Girish M, Trayner E Jr, , Pinto-Plata V, Celli B. Symptom-limited stair climbing as a predictor of postoperative cardiopulmonary complications after high-risk surgery. Chest 2001;120:1147-51.

  36. Dammann O. The healing powers of water: myth, mechanism, or metaphor? Journal of Faith and Science Exchange 2001;5:1-5.

  37. Dammann O, Matthews SG. Repeated antenatal glucocorticoid exposure and the developing brain? Pediatric Research 2001;50:563-4.

  38. Dammann O, Allred EN, Kuban KCK, Van Marter LJ, Pagano M, Sanocka U, Leviton A, for the Developmental Epidemiology Network Investigators. Systemic hypotension and white matter damage in preterm newborns. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology 2002;44:82-90.

  39. Stewart JE, Allred EN, Collins M, Abbott J, Leviton A, Paneth N, Reuss ML, Susser M, Hegyi T, Hiatt M, Sanocka U, Shahrivar F, Van Marter LJ, Banogan P, Genest D, Heller D, Shen-Schwarz S, , Kuban KC, Pagano M. Risk of cranial ultrasound abnormalities in very-low-birth-weight infants conceived with assisted reproductive techniques. Journal of Perinatology 2002; 22:37-45.

  40. Dammann O, Kuban KCK, Leviton A. Perinatal infection, fetal inflammatory response, white matter damage, and cognitive limitations in children born preterm. Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews 2002;8:46-50.

  41. Van Marter LJ, , Allred EA, Leviton A, Pagano M, Moore M, Martin C for the Developmental Epidemiology Network Investigators. Chorioamnionitis, mechanical ventilation, and postnatal sepsis as modulators of chronic lung disease in preterm infants. Journal of Pediatrics 2002; 140:171-6.

  42. Leviton A, . Brain damage markers in children. Acta Paediatrica 2002;91:9-13.

  43. Mittendorf R, Dambrosia J, , Pryde PG, Lee KS, Ben-Ami TE, Yousefzadeh D. Association between maternal serum ionized magnesium levels at delivery and neonatal intraventricular hemorrhage. Journal of Pediatrics 2002,140:540-6.

  44. Leviton A, , O'Shea TM, Paneth N. Adult stroke and perinatal brain damage: like grandparent, like grandchild? Neuropediatrics. 2002;33:281-7.

  45. Dammann O, Allred EN, Genest DR, Kundsin RB, Leviton A. Antenatal mycoplasma infection, the fetal inflammatory response, and cerebral white matter damage in very low birthweight infants. Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology 2003;17:49-57.

  46. Dammann O, Drescher J, Veelken N. Maternal fever at birth and non-verbal intelligence at age nine years in preterm infants. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology 2003;45:148-51.

  47. McElrath TF, Allred EN, Leviton A, for the Developmental Epidemiology Network Investigators. Prolonged latency after preterm premature rupture of membranes: an evaluation of histologic condition and intracranial ultrasonic abnormality in the neonate born at <28 weeks of gestation. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2003;189:794-8.

  48. Jung H, NeumaierProbst E, Hauffa BP, Partsch C-J, . Association of morphological characteristics with precocious puberty and/or gelastic seizures in hypothalamic hamartoma. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism  2003;88:4590-5.

  49. Dammann O, Allred EN, Van Marter LJ, Dammann CEL, Leviton A, for the Developmental Epidemiology Network Investigators. Bronchopulmonary dysplasia is not associated with ultrasound-defined cerebral white matter damage in preterm newborns. Pediatric Research  2004;55:319-325.

  50. Leviton A, . Coagulation, inflammation, and the risk of neonatal white matter damage. Pediatric Research2004;55:541-545.

  51. Losch H, . Impact of motor skills on cognitive test results in very-low-birthweight children. Journal of Child Neurology 2004;19:318-22.

  52. Dammann O, Allred EN, Shen-Schwarz S, Heller D, Genest DR, Collins, MH, Leviton A.  Fetal vasculitis in preterm newborns: Interrelationships, modifiers, and antecedents. Placenta 2004;25:788-796.

  53. Dammann O, Leviton A, Bartels DB, Dammann, CEL. Lung and brain damage in preterm newborns. Are they related? How? Why? Biology of the Neonate 2004;85:305-313.

  54. Dammann O, Leviton A. Inflammatory brain damage in preterm newborns – dry numbers, wet lab, and causal inferences. Early Human Development 2004;79:1-15.

  55. Bartels DB, Kreienbrock L, , Wenzlaff P, Poets CF. Population-based study on the outcome of small for gestational age newborns. Archives of Disease in Childhood Fetal and Neonatal Edition 2005;90:F53-F59.

  56. Leviton A, Blair E, , Allred EN. The wealth of information conveyed by gestational age. Journal of  Pediatrics 2005:146:123-7.

  57. Bogdanova N, Enßen-Dubrowinskaja N, Festchenko S, Lazijuk GI, Rogov YI, , Bremer M, Karstens JK, Sohn C, Dörk T. Association of two mutations in the CHEK2 gene with breast cancer. International Journal of Cancer 2005;116:263-266.

  58. Leviton A, , Durum S. The adaptive immune response in neonatal cerebral white matter damage. Annals of Neurology 2005;58:821-8.

  59. Mittendorf R, , Lee KS. Brain lesions in newborns exposed to high-dose magnesium sulfate during preterm labor. Journal of Perinatology 2006;26:57-63.

  60. Dammann CEL, Meyer M, , von Neuhoff N. Protein detection in dried blood by surface enhanced laser desorption / ionization-time of flight-mass spectrometry (SELDI-TOF MS). Biology of the Neonate 2006;89:126-32.

  61. Dammann O, Hori A, Szentiks C, Hewicker-Trautwein, M. Absence of pestivirus antigen in brains with white matter damage. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology 2006;48:290-3.

  62. Dammann O. Intrauterine infection and the preterm brain – dimensions of etiologic research [article in German]. Zeitschrift für Geburtshilfe und Neonatologie 2006;210:1-5. 

  63. Fluegge K, Siedler A, Heinrich B, Schulte-Moenting J, Brinkhaus MJ, Bartels DB, , von Kries R, Berner R. Incidence and clinical presentation of invasive neonatal group B streptococcal infections in Germany. Pediatrics 2006;117:e1139-45.

  64. Bartels DB, Wypij D, Wenzlaff P, , Poets CF. Hospital volume and neonatal mortality among very low birthweight infants. Pediatrics 2006;117:2206-14.

  65. Dammann O. Evidence-based child neurology. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology 2006;48:622-4.

  66. Kerk J, Dördelmann M, Bartels DB, Brinkhaus MJ, Dammann CEL, Dörk T, . Multiplex measurement of cytokine / receptor gene polymorphisms and interaction between interleukin 10 (-1082) genotype and chorioamnionitis in extreme preterm delivery. Journal of the Society for Gynecological Investigation 2006;13:350-6.

  67. Dördelmann M, Kerk J, Dressler F, Brinkhaus MJ, Bartels DB, Dammann CEL, Dörk T, . Interleukin-10 high producer allele and ultrasound-defined periventricular white matter abnormalities in preterm infants: a preliminary study. Neuropediatrics 2006;37:130-6.

  68. Bueter W, , Zscheppang K, Korenbaum E, Dammann CEL. ErbB Receptors In Fetal Endothelium – A Potential Linkage Point For Inflammation-Associated Disorders. Cytokine 2006;36:267-75.

  69. Dammann O, Leviton A. Perinatal brain damage causation. Developmental Neuroscience 2007;29:280-8.

  70. Bogdanova N, Feshchenko S, Schurmann P, Waltes R, Wieland B, Hillemanns P, Rogov YI, , Bremer M, Karstens JH, Sohn C, Varon R, Dork T.H Nijmegen Breakage Syndrome mutations and risk of breast cancer. International Journal of Cancer. 2008 Feb 15;122(4):802-6.

  71. Dammann O, Bueter W, Leviton A, Gressens P, Dammann CE: Neuregulin-1: A Potential Endogenous Protector in Perinatal Brain White Matter Damage. Neonatology 2007, 93:182-187.

  72. O’Shea TM, Kuban KCK, Allred EN, Paneth N, Pagano M, , Bostic L, Brooklier K, Butler S, Goldstein DJ, Hounshell G, Keller C, McQuiston S, Miller A, Pasternak S, Plesha-Troyke S, Price J, Romano E, Solomon KM, Jacobson A, Westra S, Leviton A for the Extremely Low Gestational Age Newborns Study Investigators. Neonatal Cranial Ultrasound Lesions and Developmental Delays at 2 Years of Age Among Extremely Low Gestational Age Children. Pediatrics 2008;122(3):e662-9.

  73. McElrath TF, Hecht JL, , Boggess K, Onderdonk A,Markenson G, Harper M, Delpapa E, Allred EN, Leviton A; for the ELGAN Study Investigators. Pregnancy Disorders That Lead to Delivery Before the 28th Week of Gestation: An Epidemiologic Approach to Classification. American Journal of Epidemiology 2008;168:980-9.

  74. Kuban KC, Allred EN, O'Shea M, Paneth N, Pagano M, Leviton A, for the ELGAN Study Cerebral Palsy-Algorithm Group. An Algorithm for Identifying and Classifying Cerebral Palsy in Young Children. Journal of Pediatrics 2008;153:466-72

  75. Dammann O, Brinkhaus MJ, Bartels DB, Dördelmann M, Dressler F, Kerk J, Dörk T, Dammann CEL. Immaturity, Perinatal Inflammation and Retinopathy of Prematurity: A Multi-Hit Hypothesis. Early Human Development 2009;85(5):325-9.

  76. *Laughon M, Allred EN, Bose C, O'Shea TM, Van Marter LJ, Ehrenkranz RA, Leviton A; ELGAN Study Investigators. Patterns of respiratory disease during the first 2 postnatal weeks in extremely premature infants. Pediatrics. 2009 Apr;123(4):1124-31.

  77. Madan JC, Davis JM, Collins M, Allan W, Quinn R, . Maternal obesity and markers of inflammation in pregnancy. Cytokine 2009 Jul;47(1):61-4.

  78. Dammann O, Naples M, Bednarek F, Shah B, Kuban KCK, O’Shea TM, Paneth N, Allred EN, Leviton A  the ELGAN Study Investigators. SNAP-II and SNAPPE-II and the risk of structural and functional brain disorders in extremely low gestational age newborns. The ELGAN study. Neonatology 2009 Aug 11;97(2):71-82.

  79. Kusters CDJ, Chen ML, Follett PL, . “Intraventricular” Hemorrhage and Cystic Periventricular Leukomalacia in Preterm Infants: How Are They Related? Journal of Child Neurology 2009 Sep;24(9):1158-70.

  80. Follett PL, Roth C, Follett D, . White matter damage impairs adaptive recovery more than cortical damage in an in silico model of activity-dependent plasticity. Journal of Child Neurology 2009 Sep;24(9):1205-11.

  81. Dammann O, Shah B, Naples M, Bednarek F, Zupancic J,  Allred EN, Leviton A  the ELGAN Study Investigators. SNAP-II and SNAPPE-II as predictors of death among infants born before the 28th week of gestation. Inter-institutional variations. Pediatrics 2009;124:e1001-e1006.

  82. O'Shea TM, Allred EN, , Hirtz D, Kuban KC, Paneth N, Leviton A; ELGAN study Investigators. The ELGAN study of the brain and related disorders in extremely low gestational age newborns. Early Human Development 2009; 85:719-25.

  83. Bueter W, , Leviton A. Endoplasmic reticulum stress, inflammation, and perinatal brain damage. Pediatric Research 2009;66:487-94.

  84. Chen ML, McNiff C, Madan J, Goodman E, Davis, JM, . Maternal Obesity and Neonatal Apgar Scores. Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine 2010 Jan;23(1):89-95.

  85. Madan JC, Chen M, Goodman E, Davis J, Allan W, . Maternal obesity, gestational hypertension and preterm delivery. Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine 2010 Jan;23(1):82-8.

  86. Pleickhardt E, Celandine A, Davis J, Chen M, Schürmann P, Dörk T, Dammann CEL, . Neuregulin-1 high-producer genotype is associated with a decreased risk of admission to the neonatal intensive care unit. Early Hum Dev. 2010 May;86(5):299-304.

  87. Hoffmann I, Bueter W, Zscheppang K, Brinkhaus MJ, Liese A, Riemke S, Dörk T, , Dammann CE. Neuregulin-1, the fetal endothelium, and brain damage in preterm newborns. Brain Behaviour and Immunity. 2010 Jul;24(5):784-91.

  88. Hassan S, Bueter W, Acevedo C, Dammann CE, . Simulation of intra-amniotic infection and the fetal inflammatory response in a novel ex-vivo human umbilical cord perfusion model. Reproductive Science. 2010 May;17(5):426-33.

  89. Martin CR, , Allred EN, Patel S, O'Shea TM, Kuban KCK, Leviton A. Neurodevelopment of extremely preterm infants who had necrotizing enterocolitis with or without late bacteremia. J Pediatr. 2010 Nov;157(5):751-6.

  90. Keller M, Felderhoff-Mueser U, Lagercrantz H, , Marlow N, Hüppi P, Buonocore G, Poets C, Simbruner G, Guimaraes , Mader S, Merialdi M, Saugstad OD. Policy benchmarking report on neonatal health and social policies in 13 European countries. Acta Paediatr. 2010 Nov;99(11):1624-9.

  91. Chen ML, Guo L, Smith LE, Dammann CE, . High or low oxygen saturation and severe retinopathy of prematurity: a meta-analysis. Pediatrics 2010 Jun;125(6):e1483-92.

  92. Hausspurg A, Allred EN, Vanderveen DK, Chen M, Bednarek FJ, Cole C, Ehrenkranz, RA, Leviton A, . Blood gases and retinopathy of prematurity. The ELGAN Study. Neonatology 2011; 99:104–111

  93. Chen M, Citil A, McCabe F, Leicht KM, Fiascone J, Dammann CEL, . Infection, oxygen, and immaturity: interacting risk factors for retinopathy of prematurity. Neonatology 2011;99:125–132

  94. VanMarter L, Kuban KC, Allred E, Bose C, , O'Shea M, Laughon M, Ehrenkranz RA, Schreiber MD, Karna P, Leviton A; for the ELGAN Study Investigators. Does bronchopulmonary dysplasia contribute to the occurrence of cerebral palsy among infants born before 28 weeks of gestation? Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2011 Jan;96(1):F20-9.

  95. Patel S, , Martin CR, Allred EN, Leviton A for the ELGAN Study Investigators. Presumed and definite bacteremia in extremely low gestational age newborns. Acta Paediatr. 2011 Jan;100(1):36-41.

  96. Leviton A, , Engelke S, Allred E, Kuban KC, Michael O'Shea T, Paneth N; for the ELGAN study investigators. The clustering of disorders in infants born before the 28 week of gestation. Acta Paediatr. 2010 Dec;99(12):1795-800.

  97. Berthiaume VG, Shultz TR, . White- and grey-matter damage differentially impair learning and generalization in a computational model of the raven matrices task. In S. Ohlsson & R. Catrambone (Eds.), Proceedings of the 32nd Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society (pp. 682-687). Austin, TX: Cognitive Science Society, 2010.

  98. Leviton, A., Fichorova R, Yamamoto Y, Allred EN, , Hecht JL, Kuban KC; McElrath T, O'Shea TM, Paneth N. Inflammation-related proteins in the blood of extremely low gestational age newborns. The contribution of inflammation to the appearance of developmental regulation. Cytokine. 2011 Jan;53(1):66-73.

  99. Leviton A, Allred E, Kuban KC, , O'Shea TM, Hirtz D, Schreiber MD, Paneth N; ELGAN Study Investigators. Early blood gas abnormalities and the preterm brain. Am J Epidemiol. 2010 Oct 15;172(8):907-16.

  100. Logan JW, O'Shea TM, Allred EN, Laughon MM, Bose CL, , Batton DG, Engelke SC, Leviton A; for the ELGAN Study Investigators. Early postnatal hypotension and developmental delay at 24 months of age among extremely low gestational age newborns. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2011 Sep;96(5):F321-8.

  101. Leviton A, Karl Kuban KCK, O’Shea TM, Paneth N, Fichorova RN, Allred EN, . The relationship between early concentrations of 25 blood proteins and cerebral white matter injury in preterm newborns. The ELGAN Study. J Pediatr. 2011 Jun;158(6):897-903.

  102. Logan JW, O'Shea TM, Allred EN, Laughon MM, Bose CL, , Batton DG, Kuban KC, Paneth N, Leviton A. Early postnatal hypotension is not associated with indicators of white matter damage or cerebral palsy in extremely low gestational age newborns. J Perinatol. 2011 Aug;31(8):524-34.

  103. Leviton A, Hecht JL, Allred EN, Yamamoto H, Fichorova RN, . How long does systemic inflammation associated with umbilical cord inflammation persist? Journal of Reproductive Immunology. 2011 Aug;90(2):235-43.

  104. Faupel-Badger JM, Fichorova RN, Allred EN, Hecht JL, , Leviton A, McElrath TF. Cluster Analysis of Placental Inflammatory Proteins Can Distinguish Preeclampsia from Preterm Labor and Premature Membrane Rupture in Singleton Deliveries Less Than 28 Weeks of Gestation. Am J Reprod Immunol. 2011 Dec;66(6):488-94.

  105. Leviton A, Hecht JL, Allred EN, Yamamoto H, Fichorova RN, ; for the ELGAN Study Investigators. Persistence after birth of systemic inflammation associated with umbilical cord inflammation. J Reprod Immunol. 2011 Aug;90(2):235-243.

  106. Dammann O, Follett P. Toward multi-scale computational modeling in developmental disability research. Neuropediatrics. 2011 Jun;42(3):90-6.

  107. Chen ML, Allred EN, Hecht JL, Onderdonk A, Vanderveen D, Wallace DK, Leviton A, ; for the ELGAN Study. Placenta Microbiology and Histology, And The Risk for Severe Retinopathy of Prematurity. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2011 Sep 1;52(10):7052-8.

  108. Favrais G, van de Looij Y, Fleiss B, Ramanantsoa N, Bonnin P, Stoltenburg-Didinger G, Lacaud A, Saliba E, , Gallego J, Sizonenko S, Hagberg H, Lelièvre V, Gressens P. Systemic inflammation disrupts the developmental program of white matter. Ann Neurol. 2011 Oct;70(4):550-65.

  109. O'Shea TM, Allred EN, Kuban KC, , Paneth N, Fichorova R, Hirtz D, Leviton A; Extremely Low Gestational Age Newborn (ELGAN) Study Investigators. Elevated Concentrations of Inflammation-Related Proteins in Postnatal Blood Predict Severe Developmental Delay at 2 Years of Age in Extremely Preterm Infants. J Pediatr. 2012 Mar 160(3):395-401. Epub 2011 Oct 13.

  110. Leviton A, Allred EN, Kuban KC, , Fichorova RN, O'Shea TM, Paneth N; ELGAN Study Co-Investigators. Blood protein concentrations in the first two postnatal weeks associated with early postnatal blood gas derangements among infants born before the 28th week of gestation. The ELGAN Study. Cytokine. 2011 Nov;56(2):392-8.

  111. Leviton A, Michael O'Shea T, Bednarek FJ, Allred EN, Fichorova RN, ; for the ELGAN Study Investigators. Systemic responses of preterm newborns with presumed or documented bacteremia. Acta Paediatr. 2012 Apr;101(4):355-359.

  112. Washburn Tolsma K, Allred EN, Chen ML, Duker J, Leviton A, . Neonatal Bacteremia and Retinopathy of Prematurity: The ELGAN Study. Archives of Ophthalmology 2011; 129(12):1555-63.

  113. Helderman JB, O'Shea TM, Kuban KC, Allred EN, Hecht JL, , Paneth N, McElrath TF, Onderdonk A, Leviton A; for the ELGAN study Investigators. Antenatal Antecedents of Cognitive Impairment at 24 Months In Extremely Low Gestational Age Newborns. Pediatrics. 2012 Mar;129(3):494-502. Epub 2012 Feb 13.

  114. Leviton A, Allred EN, , Engelke S, Fichorova RN, Hirtz D, Kuban KC, Ment LR, O'shea TM, Paneth N, Shah B, Schreiber MD. Systemic Inflammation, Intraventricular Hemorrhage, and White Matter Injury. J Child Neurol. 2012 Oct 30. [Epub ahead of print]

  115. O'Shea TM, Shah B, Allred EN, Fichorova RN, Kuban KC, , Leviton A; For the ELGAN Study Investigators. Inflammation-initiating illnesses, inflammation-related proteins, and cognitive impairment in extremely preterm infants. Brain Behav Immun. 2013 Jan 4. [Epub ahead of print]

  116. Lee JW, McElrath T, Chen M, Wallace DK, Allred EN, Leviton A, . Pregnancy Disorders Appear to Modify the Risk for Retinopathy of Prematurity Associated With Neonatal Hyperoxemia and Bacteremia. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2013 Jan 9. [Epub ahead of print]

  117. Leviton A, Fichorova RN, O'Shea TM, Kuban K, Paneth N, , Allred EN. Two-hit model of brain damage in the very preterm newborn: small for gestational age and postnatal systemic inflammation. Pediatr Res. 2013 Mar;73(3):362-70

  118. Vanderveen DK, Martin CR, Mehendale R, Allred EN, , Leviton A; ELGAN Study Investigators. Early nutrition and weight gain in preterm newborns and the risk of retinopathy of prematurity. PLoS One. 2013 May 29;8(5):e64325.

  119. van der Burg JW, Allred EN, McElrath TF, Fichorova RN, Kuban K, O'Shea TM, , Leviton A. Is maternal obesity associated with sustained inflammation in extremely low gestational age newborns? Early Hum Dev. 2013 Dec;89(12):949-55.

  120. Bartholomew J, Martin CR, Allred E, Chen ML, Ehrenkranz RA, , Leviton A. Risk factors and correlates of neonatal growth velocity in extremely low gestational age newborns. the ELGAN Study. Neonatology. 2013;104(4):298-304.

  121. Wolkenhauer O, Auffray C, Jaster R, Steinhoff G, . The road from systems biology to systems medicine. Pediatr Res. 2013 Apr;73(4 Pt 2):502-7.

  122. Hellström A, Smith LE, . Retinopathy of Prematurity. Lancet 2013 Oct 26;382(9902):1445-57.

  123. Dammann O, Leviton A. Intermittent or sustained systemic inflammation and the preterm brain. Pediatr Res. 2014 Mar;75(3):376-80.

  124. O'Shea TM, Joseph RM, Kuban KC, Allred EN, Ware J, Coster T, Fichorova RN, , Leviton A. Elevated blood levels of inflammation-related proteins are associated with an attention problem at age 24 months in extremely preterm infants. Pediatr Res. 2014 Mar 10.

  125. Korzeniewski SJ, Soto-Rivera CL, Fichorova RN, Allred EN, Kuban KC, O'Shea TM, Paneth N, Agus M, , Leviton A. Are preterm newborns who have relative hyperthyrotropinemia at increased risk of brain damage? J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab. 2014 Jun 4. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 24897395.

  126. Allred EN, Capone A Jr, Fraioli A, , Droste P, Duker J, Gise R, Kuban K, Leviton A, O'Shea TM, Paneth N, Petersen R, Trese M, Stoessel K, Vanderveen D, Wallace DK, Weaver G. Retinopathy of prematurity and brain damage in the very preterm newborn. J AAPOS. 2014 Jun;18(3):241-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2014.01.014. PubMed PMID: 24924276; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4057649.

  127. Phadke A, Msall ME, Droste P, Allred EN, O'Shea TM, Kuban K, , Leviton A; ELGAN Study Investigators. Impaired Visual Fixation at the Age of 2Years in Children Born Before the Twenty-Eighth Week of Gestation. Antecedentsand Correlates in the Multicenter ELGAN Study. Pediatr Neurol. 2014 Jul;51(1):36-42. PMID: 24938138; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4062923.

  128. Malaeb SN, Davis JM, Pinz IM, Newman JL, , Rios M. Effect of sustained postnatal systemic inflammation on hippocampal volume and function in mice. Pediatr Res. 2014 Jul 8. doi: 10.1038/pr.2014.106. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 25003911.

  129. Logan WJ, Allred EN, Fichorova RN, Engelke S, , Leviton A; ELGAN Study Investigators. Endogenous erythropoietin varies significantly with inflammation-related proteins in extremely premature newborns. Cytokine. 2014 Sep;69(1):22-8. PMID: 25022958.

  130. Lee JW, VanderVeen D, Allred EN, Leviton A, . Pre-threshold retinopathy in premature infants with intra-uterine growth restriction. Acta Paediatr. 2014 Sep 4. doi: 10.1111/apa.12799. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 25196981.

  131. Holm M, Msall ME, Skranes J, , Allred E, Leviton A. Antecedents and correlates of visual field deficits in children born extremely preterm. Eur J Paediatr Neurol. 2014 Oct 12. [Epub ahead of print]

  132. Kuban KC, O'Shea MT, Allred EN, Fichorova RN, Heeren T, Paneth N, Hirtz D, , Leviton A; ELGAN Study Investigators. The Breadth and Type of Systemic Inflammation and the Risk of Adverse Neurological Outcomes in Extremely Low Gestation Newborns. Pediatr Neurol. 2014 Oct 16. [Epub ahead of print]

  133. Dammann O, Gray P, Gressens P, Wolkenhauer O, Leviton A. Systems Epidemiology: What’s in a name?  Online Journal of Public Health Informatics. 2014;6(3). http://ojphi.org/ojs/index.php/ojphi/article/view/5571

  134. Korzeniewski SJ, Allred E, Logan JW, Fichorova RN, Engelke S, Kuban KC, O'Shea TM, Paneth N, Holm M, , Leviton A; ELGAN study investigators. Elevated endogenous erythropoietin concentrations are associated with increased risk of brain damage in extremely preterm neonates. PLoS One. 2015 Mar 20;10(3):e0115083. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0115083. eCollection 2015. PubMed PMID: 25793991; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4368546.

  135. Leviton A, Gressens P, Wolkenhauer O, . Systems approach to the study of brain damage in the very preterm newborn. Front Syst Neurosci. 2015 Apr 14;9:58. doi: 10.3389/fnsys.2015.00058. eCollection 2015. PubMed PMID: 25926780; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4396381.

  136. van der Burg JW, Allred EN, Kuban K, O'Shea TM, , Leviton A. Maternal obesity and development of the preterm newborn at 2 years. Acta Paediatr. 2015 May 15. doi: 10.1111/apa.13038. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 25982514.

  137. van der Burg JW, Sen S, Chomitz VR, Seidell JC, Leviton A. The role of systemic inflammation linking maternal body mass index to neurodevelopment in children. Pediatr Res. 2015 Sep 16. doi: 10.1038/pr.2015.179. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 26375474.

  138. Leviton A, Allred EN, Fichorova RN, Kuban K, O'Shea TM, ; ELGAN Study Investigators. Antecedents of inflammation biomarkers in preterm newborns on days 21 and 28. Acta Paediatr. 2015 Nov 26. doi: 10.1111/apa.13286. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 26610180.

  139. Leviton A, Allred EN, Kuban KC, O'Shea TM, Paneth N, Onderdonk AB, Fichorova RN, ; ELGAN Study Investigators. The Development of Extremely Preterm Infants Born to Women Who Had Genitourinary Infections During Pregnancy. Am J Epidemiol. 2016 Jan 1;183(1):28-35. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwv129. Epub 2015 Dec 13. PubMed PMID: 26667255.

  140. Dammann O, Allred EN, Fichorova RN, Kuban K, O'Shea TM, Leviton A; ELGAN Study Investigators. Duration of Systemic Inflammation in the First Postnatal Month Among Infants Born Before the 28th Week of Gestation. Inflammation. 2015 Dec 16. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 26676589.

  141. Leviton A, Allred EN, Fichorova RN, Kuban KC, Michael O'Shea T, ; ELGAN study investigators. Systemic inflammation on postnatal days 21 and 28 and indicators of brain dysfunction 2years later among children born before the 28th week of gestation. Early Hum Dev. 2016 Feb;93:25-32. doi: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2015.11.004. Epub 2015 Dec 28. PubMed PMID: 26735345; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4733407.

  142. Escobar E, Durgham R, , Stopka TJ. Agent-based computational model of the prevalence of gonococcal infections after the implementation of HIVpre-exposure prophylaxis guidelines. Online J Public Health Inform. 2015 Dec 30;7(3):e224. PMID: 26834937; PMCID: PMC4731223.

  143. Holm M, Skranes J, , Fichorova RN, Allred EN, Leviton A. Systemic endogenous erythropoietin and associated disorders in extremely preterm newborns. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2016; 101(5):F458-63. PMID: 27173415

  144. Faden M, Holm M, Allred E, Fichorova R, , Leviton A; ELGAN Study Investigators. Antenatal glucocorticoids and neonatal inflammation-associated proteins.. Cytokine. 2016 Dec; 88:199-208. PMID: 27668972

  145. Holm M, Austeng D, Fichorova RN, Allred EN, Kuban KC, O'Shea TM, , Leviton A; ELGAN Study Investigators.. Postnatal systemic inflammation and neuro-ophthalmologic dysfunctions in extremely low gestational age children. Acta Paediatr. 2017 Mar; 106(3):454-457. doi: 10.1111/apa.13708. PubMed PMID: 27987368; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5303161.

  146. Logan JW, , Allred EN, Dammann C, Beam K, Joseph RM, O'Shea TM, Leviton A, Kuban KC; ELGAN Study Investigators.. Early postnatal illness severity scores predict neurodevelopmental impairments at 10 years of age in children born extremely preterm. J Perinatol. 2017 Jan 12. doi: 10.1038/jp.2016.242. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 28079875.

  147. Leviton A, Ryan S, Allred EN, Fichorova RN, Michael O'Shea T, Kuban K, ; ELGAN Study Investigators.. Antecedents and early correlates of high and low concentrations of angiogenic proteins in extremely preterm newborns. Clin Chim Acta. 2017 May 11; 471:1-5. doi: 10.1016/j.cca.2017.05.014. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 28502557.

  148. Bright HR, Babata K, Allred EN, Erdei C, Kuban KCK, Joseph RM, O'Shea TM, Leviton A, ; ELGAN Study Investigators. Neurocognitive Outcomes at 10 Years of Age in Extremely Preterm Newborns with Late-Onset Bacteremia. J Pediatr. 2017 May 16. pii: S0022-3476(17)30592-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2017.04.045. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 28526224.

  149. Yanni D, Korzeniewski S, Allred EN, Fichorova RN, O'Shea TM, Kuban K, , Leviton A. Both antenatal and postnatal inflammation contribute information about the risk of brain damage in extremely preterm newborns. Pediatr Res. 2017 May 26. doi: 10.1038/pr.2017.128. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 28549057.

  150. Ricard CA, Dammann CEL, . Screening Tool for Early Postnatal Prediction of Retinopathy of Prematurity in Preterm Newborns (STEP-ROP).Neonatology. 2017 May 13;112(2):130-136. doi: 10.1159/000464459. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 28501874.

  151. Tilley SK, Joseph RM, Kuban KCK, , O'Shea TM, Fry RC. Genomic biomarkers of prenatal intrauterine inflammation in umbilical cord tissue predict later life neurological outcomes. PLoS One. 2017 May 11;12(5):e0176953. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0176953. eCollection 2017. PubMed PMID: 28493900; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5426658.

  152. Allred EN, , Fichorova RN, Hooper SR, Hunter SJ, Joseph RM, Kuban K, Leviton A, O'Shea TM, Scott MN; ELGAN Study ADHD symptoms writing group for the ELGAN Study Investigators. Systemic Inflammation during the First Postnatal Month and the Risk of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Characteristics among 10 year-old Children Born Extremely Preterm. J Neuroimmune Pharmacol. 2017 Apr 12. doi: 10.1007/s11481-017-9742-9. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 28405874.

  153. Leviton A, Allred EN, Yamamoto H, Fichorova RN, Kuban K, O'Shea TM, ; ELGAN Study Investigators. Antecedents and correlates of blood concentrations of neurotrophic growth factors in very preterm newborns. Cytokine. 2017 Jun; 94:21-28. doi: 10.1016/j.cyto.2017.03.012. Epub 2017 Apr 7. PubMed PMID: 28396037.

  154. Bright HR, Babata K, Allred EN, Erdei C, Kuban KCK, Joseph RM, O'Shea TM, Leviton A, ; ELGAN Study Investigators. Neurocognitive Outcomes at 10 Years of Age in Extremely Preterm Newborns with Late-Onset Bacteremia. J Pediatr. 2017 Aug;187:43-49.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2017.04.045. Epub 2017 May 16. PubMed PMID: 28526224; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5533634.

  155. Yanni D, Korzeniewski SJ, Allred EN, Fichorova RN, O'Shea TM, Kuban K, , Leviton A. Both antenatal and postnatal inflammation contribute information about the risk of brain damage in extremely preterm newborns. Pediatr Res. 2017 Oct;82(4):691-696. doi: 10.1038/pr.2017.128. Epub 2017 Jun 21. PubMed PMID: 28549057; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5599336.

  156. Gilles F, Gressens P, , Leviton A. Hypoxia-ischemia is not an antecedent of most preterm brain damage: the illusion of validity. Dev Med ChildNeurol. 2018 Feb;60(2):120-125. doi: 10.1111/dmcn.13483. Epub 2017 Jun 28. Review. PubMed PMID: 28656697; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5745320.

  157. van der Burg JW, Jensen ET, van de Bor M, Joseph RM, O'Shea TM, Kuban K, Allred EN, Scott M, Hunter S, Hooper SR, , Leviton A. Maternal obesity and attention-related symptoms in the preterm offspring. Early Hum Dev. 2017 Dec;115:9-15. doi: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2017.08.002. Epub 2017 Aug 17. PubMed PMID: 28822870; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6082429.

  158. Rivera JC, Holm M, Austeng D, Morken TS, Zhou TE, Beaudry-Richard A, Sierra EM, , Chemtob S. Retinopathy of prematurity: inflammation, choroidal degeneration, and novel promising therapeutic strategies. J Neuroinflammation. 2017 Aug 22;14(1):165. doi: 10.1186/s12974-017-0943-1. Review. PubMed PMID: 28830469; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5567917.

  159. Holm M, Morken TS, Fichorova RN, VanderVeen DK, Allred EN, , Leviton A; ELGAN Study Neonatology and Ophthalmology Committees. Systemic Inflammation-Associated Proteins and Retinopathy of Prematurity in Infants Born Before the 28th Week of Gestation. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2017 Dec 1;58(14):6419-6428. doi: 10.1167/iovs.17-21931. PubMed PMID: 29260199; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5736326.

  160. van der Burg JW, O'Shea TM, Kuban K, Allred EN, Paneth N, , Leviton A. Are Extremely Low Gestational Age Newborns Born to Obese Women at Increased Risk of Cerebral Palsy at 2 Years? J Child Neurol. 2018 Mar;33(3):216-224. doi: 10.1177/0883073817751303. Epub 2018 Jan 11. PubMed PMID: 29322871; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5807160.

  161. Leviton A, , Allred EN, Joseph RM, Fichorova RN, O'Shea TM, Kuban KCK. Neonatal systemic inflammation and the risk of low scores on measures of reading and mathematics achievement at age 10 years among children born extremely preterm. Int J Dev Neurosci. 2018 May;66:45-53. doi: 10.1016/j.ijdevneu.2018.01.001. Epub 2018 Feb 2. PubMed PMID: 29413878; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5879009.

  162. Leviton A, Allred EN, Fichorova RN, O'Shea TM, Fordham LA, Kuban KKC, . Circulating biomarkers in extremely preterm infants associated with ultrasound indicators of brain damage. Eur J Paediatr Neurol. 2018 May;22(3):440-450. doi: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2018.01.018. Epub 2018 Jan 31. PubMed PMID: 29429901; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5899659.

  163. Apweiler R, Beissbarth T, Berthold MR, Blüthgen N, Burmeister Y, , Deutsch A, Feuerhake F, Franke A, Hasenauer J, Hoffmann S, Höfer T, Jansen PL, Kaderali L, Klingmüller U, Koch I, Kohlbacher O, Kuepfer L, Lammert F, Maier D, Pfeifer N, Radde N, Rehm M, Roeder I, Saez-Rodriguez J, Sax U, Schmeck B, Schuppert A, Seilheimer B, Theis FJ, Vera J, Wolkenhauer O. Whither systems medicine? Exp Mol Med. 2018 Mar 2;50(3):e453. doi: 10.1038/emm.2017.290. Review. PubMed PMID: 29497170; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5898894.

  164. Tilley SK, Martin EM, Smeester L, Joseph RM, Kuban KCK, Heeren TC, , O'Shea TM, Fry RC. Placental CpG methylation of infants born extremely preterm predicts cognitive impairment later in life. PLoS One. 2018 Mar 7;13(3):e0193271. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0193271. eCollection 2018. PubMed PMID: 29513726; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5841757.

  165. Babata K, Bright HR, Allred EN, Erdei C, Kuban KCK, Joseph RM, O'Shea TM, , Leviton A; ELGAN Study Investigators. Socioemotional dysfunctions at age 10 years in extremely preterm newborns with late-onset bacteremia. Early HumDev. 2018 Jun;121:1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2018.04.017. Epub 2018 Apr 24. PubMed PMID: 29702395.

  166. Leviton A, Joseph RM, Allred EN, Fichorova RN, O'Shea TM, Kuban KKC, . The risk of neurodevelopmental disorders at age 10 years associated with blood concentrations of interleukins 4 and 10 during the first postnatal month of children born extremely preterm. Cytokine. 2018 Oct;110:181-188. doi: 10.1016/j.cyto.2018.05.004. Epub 2018 May 12. PubMed PMID: 29763840.

  167. Leviton A, Joseph RM, Fichorova RN, Allred EN, Gerry Taylor H, Michael O'Shea T, . Executive Dysfunction Early Postnatal Biomarkers among Children Born Extremely Preterm. J Neuroimmune Pharmacol. 2018 Sep 6. doi: 10.1007/s11481-018-9804-7. [Epub ahead of print]

  168. Dammann O, Chui K, Blumer A. A Causally Naïve and Rigid Population Model of Disease Occurrence Given Two Non-Independent Risk Factors. Online J Public Health Inform. 2018 Sep 21;10(2):e216.

  169. Leviton A, Allred EN, Fichorova RN, VanderVeen DK, O'Shea TM, Kuban K, ; ELGAN Study Investigators. Early Postnatal IGF-1 and IGFBP-1 Blood Levels in Extremely Preterm Infants: Relationships with Indicators of Placental Insufficiency and with Systemic Inflammation. Am J Perinatol. 2019 Jan 27.

  170. Elbaum C, Beam KS, , Dammann CEL. Antecedents and outcomes of hypothermia at admission to the neonatal intensive care unit. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2019 Mar 27:1-6.

  171. Leviton A, Allred EN, , Joseph RM, Fichorova RN, O'Shea TM, Kuban KCK. Socioeconomic status and early blood concentrations of inflammation-related and neurotrophic proteins among extremely preterm newborns. PLoS One. 2019 Mar 26;14(3):e0214154.

  172. Barhak J, Garrett A, Blumer A, O. Population Disease Occurrence Models Using Evolutionary Computation. MODSIM World 2019, April 22-24, 2019, Norfolk, VA http://www.modsimworld.org/papers/2019/MODSIM_2019_paper_14.pdf

  173. Bulka CM, , Santos HP Jr, VanderVeen DK, Smeester L, Fichorova R, O'Shea TM, Fry RC. Placental CpG Methylation of Inflammation, Angiogenic, and Neurotrophic Genes and Retinopathy of Prematurity. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2019 Jul 1;60(8):2888-2894.

  174. Morken TS, , Skranes J, Austeng D. Retinopathy of prematurity, visual and neurodevelopmental outcome, and imaging of the central nervous system. Semin Perinatol. 2019 May 11.

  175. Brodowski L, Büter W, Kohls F, Hillemanns P, von Kaisenberg C, . Maternal Overweight, Inflammation and Neurological Consequences for the Preterm Child: Results of the ELGAN Study. Geburtshilfe Frauenheilkd. 2019 Nov;79(11):1176-1182.

  176. Dammann O, Rivera JC, Chemtob S. The prenatal phase of retinopathy of prematurity. Acta Paediatr. 2021.

  177. Ingvaldsen, S.H., Morken, T.S., Austeng, D. et al. Visuopathy of prematurity: is retinopathy just the tip of the iceberg? Pediatr Res 2021.

  178. Dammann O, Dörk T, Hillemanns P, Reydon T. Causation and causal inference in obstetrics-gynecology.  Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2022 Jan;226(1):12-23.

  179. Sawesi S, Rashrash M, . The Representation of Causality and Causation with Ontologies: A Systematic Literature Review.

  180. Shaveet E, Urquhart C, Gallegos M, , Corlin L. Web-Based Health Information-Seeking Methods and Time Since Provider Engagement: Cross-sectional Study. JMIR Form Res. 2022 Nov 30;6(11):e42126.

  181. Ingvaldsen SH, Hansen TI, Håberg AK, Moholdt V, Evensen KAI, , Austeng D, Morken TS. Visual function correlates with neurodevelopment in a population cohort of school-aged children born extremely preterm. Acta Paediatr. 2023 Jan 10.

  182. Strawbridge JC, Chu A, , Hanson J, Janzen C, Tsui I. Prenatal maternal characteristics associated with retinopathy of prematurity. Retina. 2023 Feb 1;43(2):230-237.

  183. Bauer C, Zhang K, Li W, Bernson D, , LaRochelle MR, Stopka TJ. Small Area Forecasting of Opioid-Related Mortality: Bayesian Spatiotemporal Dynamic Modeling Approach. JMIR Public Health Surveill. 2023 Feb 10;9:e41450.

  184. Stopka TJ, Larochelle MR, Li X, Bernson D, Li W, Ackerson LK, Bayly R, Dammann O, Bauer C. Opioid-related mortality: Dynamic temporal and spatial trends by drug type and demographic subpopulations, Massachusetts, 2005-2021. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2023 Mar 11;246:109836

  185. Sigrid Hegna Ingvaldsen, Kyrre Moljord, Arnstein Grøtting, Petter Moe Omland, Olaf Dammann, Dordi Austeng, Tora Sund Morken. Retinal structure and visual pathway function at school age in children born extremely preterm: a population-based study. BMC Ophthalmology. 23;1:296

  186. Glaser K, Härtel C, , Herting E, Andres O, Speer CP, Göpel W, Stahl A; German Neonatal Network. Erythrocyte transfusions are associated with retinopathy of prematurity in extremely low gestational age newborns. Acta Paediatr. 2023 Dec;112(12):2507-2515.

  187. Dammann O, Stansfield BK. Neonatal sepsis as a cause of retinopathy of prematurity: An etiological explanation. Prog Retin Eye Res. 2023 Nov 19;98:101230.

  188. Liesenfeld KM, Lebedinski S, Parks AK, . Developmental authenticity - underlying dynamics of inner work processes. Front Psychol. 2024 Jun 12;15:1231484.

  189. Glaser K, Härtel C, Klingenberg C, Herting E, Fortmann MI, Speer CP, Stensvold HJ, Huncikova Z, Rønnestad AE, Nentwich MM, Stahl A, , Göpel W; German Neonatal Network, the Norwegian Neonatal Network Investigators, and the Infection, Inflammation, Immunology and Immunisation section of the European Society for Paediatric Research. Neonatal Sepsis Episodes and Retinopathy of Prematurity in Very Preterm Infants. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Jul 1;7(7):e2423933.

  190. Leviton A, , Patel AD, Loddenkemper T. Biologic Correlates and Consequences of the Social Determinants of Health and Disease. Perspect Biol Med. 2024;67(3):305-324.

           Olaf Dammann is author as member of the Developmental Epidemiology Network Investigators

           Olaf Dammann listed in PubMed as author by virtue of being an ELGAN Study Investigator

 

Chapters (health)

  1. Dammann O, Veelken N. Der prädiktive Wert der Griffiths-Skalen in einer Hochrisikogruppe von 312 VLBW-Frühgeborenen. (Title translation: Predictive value of the Griffiths-scales in a high risk cohort of 312 VLBW-children) In: Lischka A, Bernert G, editors. Aktuelle Neuropädiatrie 1992. Wehr:Ciba-Geigy, 1993. p.30-34.

  2. Veelken N, . Epilepsie bei Kindern mit Geburtsgewicht unter 1501g (Title translation: Epilepsy in children born weighing <1501g). In: Lischka A, Bernert G, editors. Aktuelle Neuropädiatrie 1992. Wehr: Ciba-Geigy, 1993. p.95-98.

  3. Dammann O. Intrauterine Infektion, periventrikuläre weiße Substanz und Zerebralparese bei Frühgeborenen. (Title translation: Intrauterine infection, periventricular white matter, and cerebral palsy in preterm newborns) In: Bentele KHP, Kohlschütter A, editors. Aktuelle Neuropädiatrie 1998. Nürnberg: Novartis Pharma Verlag, 1999. p. 107-115.

  4. Von Kries R, , Queißer-Luft A. Epidemiologie als Instrument in der Sozialpädiatrie. (Title translation: Epidemiology as an Instrument in Social Pediatrics.) In: Lentze MJ, Schaub J, Schulte FJ, Spranger J (eds.) Pädiatrie - Grundlagen und Praxis (Title translation: Pediatrics - Essentials and Practice.) Berlin: Springer (2000), p.124-138.

  5. Bartels DB, . Inflammatory Brain Damage in Preterm Newborns: Observations, Experiments, Explanations. In: Fatemi SH (ed). Neuropsychiatric Disorders and Infection. Taylor & Francis, London (2004)

  6. Schulte FJ, Helmke K, . Neurologie des Neugeborenen. (Title translation: Neurology of the newborn.) In: Lentze MJ, Schaub J, Schulte FJ, Spranger J (eds.) Pädiatrie - Grundlagen und Praxis (Title translation: Pediatrics - Essentials and Practice.) Berlin: Springer (3rd ed., 2007), p.453-73.

  7. Dammann O, Felderhoff-Müser, U. Neonatale Neurologie. (Title translation: Neonatal neurology) In: Aksu, F (ed.) Neuropädiatrie (Title translation: Neuropediatrics) Bremen: Uni-MED (3rd ed, 2008), p. 103-16.

 

Invited reviews (health)

  1. Dammann O, Leviton A. The role of perinatal brain damage in developmental disabilities - an epidemiologic perspective. Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews 1997;3:13-21.

  2. Dammann O, Leviton A. Infection remote from the brain, neonatal white matter damage, and cerebral palsy in the preterm infant. Semin Pediatr Neurol 1998;5:190-201.

  3. Dammann O, Leviton A. The role of the fetus in perinatal infection and neonatal brain injury. Current Opinion in Pediatrics 2000;12:99-104.

  4. O'Shea TM, . Antecedents of cerebral palsy in very low-birthweight infants. Clinics in Perinatology 2000;27:285-302.

  5. Cowan LD, Leviton A, . New research directions in neuroepidemiology. Epidemiology Reviews 2000;22(1):18-23.

  6. Dammann O, Leviton A. Possible strategies to protect the preterm brain against the fetal inflammatory response. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology Supplement  2001;43:S18-20.

  7. Dammann O, Leviton A. Perinatal pathology, the placenta, and litigation: an open form. Human Pathology 2003;34:522.

  8. Hagberg H, , Mallard C, Leviton A. Preconditioning and the developing brain. Seminars in Perinatology 2004; 28:389-395.

  9. Dammann O, Bartels DB, Berner R. Antimicrobial resistance in E.coli sepsis [Letter]. Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 2004;23:978-9.

  10. Dammann O, Leviton A, Gappa M, Dammann, CEL. Lung and brain damage in preterm newborns, and their association with gestational age, prematurity subgroup, infection/inflammation, and longterm outcome. BJOG 2005;112, Suppl. 1:4-9.

  11. O’Shea TM, Counsell S, Bartels DB, . Magnetic resonance and ultrasound brain imaging in preterm infants. Early Human Development 2005;83:263-71.

  12. Dammann O, Leviton A. Inflammation, brain damage and visual dysfunction in preterm infants. Seminars in Fetal and Neonatal Medicine 2006;11:363-8.

  13. Dammann O. Persistent neuro-inflammation in cerebral palsy: a therapeutic window of opportunity? Acta Paediatrica 2007;96:6-7.

  14. Dammann O. Paediatric neurology: the many faces of development. Lancet Neurology 2007;6:12-4.

  15. Dammann O, Kuban KCK. ‘Cerebral palsy’ – rejected, refined, recovered. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology 2007;49(s109):17-8.

  16. Wolfberg A, , Gressens P. Anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory strategies to protect the perinatal brain. Seminars in Fetal and Neonatal Medicine 2007;12(4):296-302.

  17. Dammann O, O’Shea TM. Cytokines and perinatal brain damage. Clin Perinatol 2008; 35(4):643-63.

  18. Malaeb S, . Fetal Inflammatory Response and Brain Injury in the Preterm Newborn. Journal of Child Neurology 2009 Sep;24(9):1119-26.

  19. Dammann O. Risk, predictability, and bio-medical neo-pragmatism. Acta Paediatrica 2009 Jul;98(7):1093-5.

  20. Dammann O, Leviton A. The challenge of causal inference. Ann Neurol. 2010 Nov;68(5):770.

  21. Meyer U, Feldon J, . Schizophrenia and autism: both shared and disorder-specific pathogenesis via perinatal inflammation? Pediatr Res. 2011; May;69(5 Pt 2):26R-33R.

  22. Dammann O, Ferriero D, Gressens P. Neonatal encephalopathy or hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy? Appropriate terminology matters. [Editorial] Pediatr Res. 2011 Jul;70(1):1-2.

  23. Lee J, . Perinatal infection, inflammation, and retinopathy of prematurity. Semin Fetal Neonatal Med. 2012 Feb;17(1):26-9.

  24. Dammann O. Images, brains, and number games. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2011 Nov;53(11):972-3.

  25. Nguyen RHN, , Gressens P, Schleiss MR. Maternal-Fetal Infection. In: Dan B, Mayston M, Paneth N, Rosenbloom L (eds.) Cerebral Palsy: Science and Clinical Practice. London: Mac Keith Press, 2014; p 151-70

  26. Dammann O, Hartnett ME, Stahl A. Retinopathy of prematurity. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2022 Nov 21.

 

Editorials & Commentaries (health)

  1. Dammann O, Leviton A. Is some white matter damage in the preterm newborn induced by a human pestivirus? Archives of Disease in Childhood 1998;78:F230-F231.

  2. Dammann O, Lagercrantz H. Introduction: Neuroprotection of the infant brain - how many roads? Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology Supplement 2001;43:S1-2.

  3. Dammann O. 50 Years Ago in The Journal of Pediatrics. The role of the Rh factor in the etiology of cerebral palsy. Journal of Pediatrics 2001;138:758.

  4. Dammann O, Leviton A. Biomarker epidemiology of cerebral palsy . Annals of Neurology 2004; 55:158-60.

  5. Bartels DB, . Brain Damage in Preterm Infants – What can you do? Early Human Development 2005;83:229-30.

  6. Dammann O. Danger: Hydra in Wonderland. Seminars in Fetal and Neonatal Medicine 2006;11:277-8.

  7. Dammann O, Leviton A. Neuroimaging and the prediction of outcomes in preterm infants. New England Journal of Medicine 2006;355:727-9.

  8. Dammann O, O’Shea TM. Happiness revisited in children with cerebral palsy. The Lancet 2007; 369(9580):2137-2138.

  9. Dammann O, Gressens P. Pediatric Research – Tradition and Transition. Pediatr Res Pediatr Res. 2011 Jan;69(1):1.

  10. Dammann O, Gressens P. Integrated mechanism reviews. Pediatr Res. 2012 May;71(5):530-1.

  11. Tarazi C, Gressens P, . By the Way…. Pediatr Res. 2015 Dec;78(6):602.

  12. Dammann O. Data, Information, Evidence, and Knowledge: A Proposal for Health Informatics and Data Science. Online J Publ Health Inform 10 (3), 2019

  13. Dammann O, Mežinska S, Gefenas E. Health Humanities in Medicina: The Auxiliary Stance. Medicina (Kaunas). 2022 Mar 10;58(3):411.

  14. Dammann O. Does prematurity "per se" cause visual deficits in preterm infants without retinopathy of prematurity?  Eye (Lond). 2023 Jan 25.

  15. Stansfield BK, , Hartnett ME. When helping hurts: the unknown effects of common practices in neonatology. Pediatr Res. 2023 Dec;94(6):1870-1.

  16. Bearer C, Abman SH, Agostoni C, Ballard P, Bliss J, de Boode WP, Canpolat FE, Chalak L, Cilio MR, , Davis J, El-Metwally D, Ferriero D, Ford S, Fuentes-Afflick E, Gano D, Giussani D, Gonzalez F, Gunn A, Hogeveen M, Huang AY, Kaplan J, Klebanoff M, Lachman P, Mak R, Malhotra A, Miller S, Mitchell WB, Molloy E, Mulkey SB, Roland D, Sampath V, Sant'Anna G, Schaff P, Singer LT, Stroustrup A, Tingay D, Tiribelli C, Toldi G, Tryggestad J, Valente EM, Wilson-Costello D, Zupancic J. Asperger's syndrome - about time to rename it? Pediatr Res. 2023 Nov 13

  17. Dammann O, Bearer C. Why Pediatric Research needs "Insights". Pediatr Res. 2024 Apr;95(5):1162-1163.

  18. Dammann O. Editor’s Note. Perspect Biol Med 2025;68(1):1-2

 

BIBLIOGRAPHY: Philosophy
Peer-reviewed publications (philosophy)

  1. Fiorentino AR, . Evidence, illness, and causation: An epidemiological perspective on the Russo-Williamson Thesis. Stud Hist Philos Biol Biomed Sci. 2015 Dec;54:1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.shpsc.2015.09.010. Epub 2015 Oct 22. PubMed PMID: 26497602.

  2. Dammann O. The Etiological Stance: Explaining Illness Occurrence. Perspect Biol Med. 2017;60(2):151-165. doi: 10.1353/pbm.2017.0025. PubMed PMID: 29176080.

  3. Flanagan RF, . The Epistemological Weight of Randomized-Controlled Trials Depends on Their Results. Perspect Biol Med. 2018;61(2):157-173. doi: 10.1353/pbm.2018.0034. PubMed PMID: 30146516.

  4. Dammann O. Hill's Heuristics and Explanatory Coherentism in Epidemiology. Am J Epidemiol. 2018 Jan 1;187(1):1-6. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwx216. PubMed PMID: 29121224.

  5. Dammann O, Friederichs KM, Lebedinski S, Liesenfeld KM. The Essence of Authenticity. Front Psychol. 2021 Jan 21;11:629654.

  6. Dammann, O. Evidence mapping to justify health interventions. Persp Biol Med. 2021 64(2):155-172  

  7. Dammann, O. Trying things out. A Flusserian vision for the future of Science. Flusser Studies 32, 2021. 

  8. Dammann, O. Agent-based models as etio-prognostic explanations. Argumenta 2021; 7(1):19-38.  

  9. Causation and causal inference in obstetrics-gynecology. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2022;226:12-23.

  10. Health humanities in Medicina: The Auxiliary Stance. Medicina 2022;58:411.

 

Chapters (philosophy)

  1. Dammann O. Philosophy, Epidemiology, and Cerebral Palsy Causation. In: Panteliadis C. Cerebral Palsy. Springer, 2018, p. 29-33.

  2. Dammann O, Poston T, Thagard P. How do medical researchers make causal inferences? In Kevin McCain & Kostas Kampourakis (eds.), What is scientific knowledge? An introduction to contemporary epistemology of science. London, UK: Routledge (2020)

  3. Dammann O. Explanation in Public Health. In: Venkatapuram S & Broadbent A (eds.) Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Public Health (2022)

  4. Dammann O. Epidemiological Inferences. Oxford Handbook in Philosophy of Medicine. Broadbent. A (ed.) (invited)

  5. Dammann O. Philosophy of epidemiology. Springer Handbook of Philosophy of Medicine. Schramme, T. & Walker, M. (eds).

 

Book Reviews (philosophy)

  1. Dammann O. Epidemiological Explanations. Philosophy of Science 2015;82(3):509-19

  2. Dammann O. Causality, mosaics, and the health sciences. Theor Med Bioeth 2016;37(2):161-8

  3. Dammann O. Towards a philosophy of oncology. Metascience 2019; (online 5/14/19)

  4. Dammann O. Towards Epistemic, Intersectoral, and Disciplinary Humility for Population Health Science. Am J Public Health 2020;110(4):425–6

  5. Dammann O. Review of “Philosophy in Philosophical Counseling” by Ora Gruengard. Philosophical Practice 2024;19(1):3286-9.

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