Leena Haataja
Publications 2008-2018
Original Publications
Leinonen E, Gissler M, Haataja L, Rahkonen P, Andersson S, Metsäranta M, Rahkonen L. Low Apgar scores at both one and five minutes are associated with long-term neurological morbidity. Acta Paediatr. 2018 Jan 23. doi: 10.1111/apa.14234.
Böling S, Varho T, Haataja L. Longitudinal study showed that the quality of life of Finnish adolescents with cerebral palsy continued to be relatively good. Acta Paediatr. 2018 Mar;107(3):469-76.
Korpela S, Nyman A, Munck P, Ahtola A, Matomäki J, Korhonen T, Parkkola R, Haataja L; PIPARI Study Group. Working memory in very-low-birthweight children at the age of 11 years. Child Neuropsychol. 2018 Apr;24(3):338-53.
Stolt S, Savini S, Guarini A, Caselli M, Matomäki J, Lapinleimu H, Haataja L, Lehtonen L, Alessandroni R, Faldella G, Sansavini A. Does the native language influence lexical composition in very preterm children at the age of two years? A cross-linguistic comparison study of Italian and Finnish children. First Language 2017;37(4):368-90.
Saunavaara V, Kallankari H, Parkkola R, Haataja L, Olsén P, Hallman M, Kaukola T. Very preterm children with fetal growth restriction demonstrated altered white matter maturation at nine years of age. Acta Paediatr. 2017 Oct;106(10):1600-07.
Nyman A, Korhonen T, Munck P, Parkkola R, Lehtonen L, Haataja L. Factors affecting the cognitive profile of 11-year-old children born very preterm. Pediatr Res. 2017;82(2):324-32.
Mäenpää H, Autti-Rämö I, Varho T, Forsten W, Haataja L. Multiprofessional evaluation in clinical practice: establishing a core set of outcome measures for children with cerebral palsy. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2017;59(3):322-28.
Setänen S, Lehtonen L, Parkkola R, Matomäki J, Haataja L.The motor profile of preterm infants at 11 y of age. Pediatr Res. 2016 Sep;80(3):389-94.
Setänen S, Lehtonen L, Parkkola R, Aho K, Haataja L; PIPARI Study Group.
Prediction of neuromotor outcome in infants born preterm at 11 years of age using volumetric neonatal magnetic resonance imaging and neurological examinations. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2016 Jul;58(7):721-7.
Ylijoki M, Lehtonen L, Lind A, Ekholm E, Lapinleimu H, Kujari H, Haataja L; PIPARI Study Group. Chorioamnionitis and Five-Year Neurodevelopmental Outcome in Preterm Infants. Neonatology. 2016 Jun 29;110(4):286-295.
Böling S, Varho T, Kiviranta T, Haataja L. Quality of life of Finnish children with cerebral palsy. Disabil Rehabil. 2016 Apr;38(7):683-8.
Arvio M, Salokivi T, Tiitinen A, Haataja L. Mortality in individuals with intellectual disabilities in Finland. Brain Behav. 2016 Jan 24:e00431.
Huhtala M, Korja R, Rautava L, Lehtonen L, Haataja L, Lapinleimu H, Rautava P; PIPARI Study Group. Health-related quality of life in very low birth weight children at nearly eight years of age. Acta Paediatr. 2016 Jan; 105(1):53-9.
Kallankari H, Huusko JM, Kaukola T, Ojaniemi M, Mahlman M, Marttila R, Kingsmore SF, Haataja L, Lavoie PM, Synnes A, Hallman M. Cerebral Palsy and Polymorphism of the Chemokine CCL 18 in Very Preterm Children. Neonatology. 2015; 108(2): 124-9.
Tertti K, Eskola E, Rönnemaa T, Haataja L. Neurodevelopment of Two-Year-Old Children Exposed to Metformin and Insulin in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2015 Nov-Dec; 36(9):752-7.
Setänen S, Lahti K, Lehtonen L, Parkkola R, Maunu J, Saarinen K, Haataja L. Neurological examination combined with brain MRI or cranial US improves prediction of neurological outcome in preterm infants. Early Hum Dev. 2014 Dec;90(12):851-6.
Stolt S, Matomaki J, Lind A, Lapinleimu H, Haataja L, Lehtonen L. The prevalence and predictive value of weak language skills in children with very low birth weight – a longitudinal study. Acta Paediatr. 2014 Jun; 103(6):651-8.
Stolt S, Korja R, Matomäki J, Lapinleimu H, Haataja L, Lehtonen L. Early relations between language development and the quality of mother-child interaction in very-low-birth-weight children. Early Hum Dev. 2014 May; 90(5):219-25.
Stolt S, Mäkilä AM, Matomäki J, Lehtonen L, Lapinleimu H, Haataja L. The development and predictive value of gestures in very-low-birth-weight children - a longitudinal study. Int J Speech Lang Pathol. 2014 Apr; 16(2):121-31.
Stolt S, Matomäki J, Lind A, Lapinleimu H, Haataja L, Lehtonen L. The prevalence and predictive value of weak language skills in children with very low birth weight – a longitudinal study. Acta Paediatr. 2014 Jun; 103(6): 651-8.
Huhtala M, Korja R, Lehtonen L, Haataja L, Lapinleimu H, Rautava P; on behalf of the PIPARI Study Group. Associations between parental psychological well-being and socio-emotional development in 5-year-old preterm children. Early Hum Dev. 2014 Mar; 90(3): 119-24.
Korja R, Huhtala M, Maunu J, Rautava P, Haataja L, Lapinleimu H, Lehtonen L; on behalf of the PIPARI Study Group. Preterm Infant's Early Crying Associated With Child's Behavioral Problems and Parents' Stress. Pediatrics. 2014 Feb;133(2):e339-45.
Leppänen M, Lapinleimu H, Lind A, Matomäki J, Lehtonen L, Haataja L, Rautava P; PIPARI Study Group. Antenatal and postnatal growth and 5-year cognitive outcome in very preterm infants. Pediatrics. 2014 Jan;133(1):63-70.
Böling S, Varho T, Mäenpää H, Forsten W, Autti-Rämö I, Haataja L. Measuring Quality of Life of Finnish Children with Cerebral Palsy. J Pediatr Rehabil Med. 2013;6(3):121-7
Lepomäki V, Leppänen M, Matomäki J, Lapinleimu H, Lehtonen L, Haataja L, Komu M, Rautava P, Parkkola R, the PIPARI study group. Preterm infants’ early growth and brain white matter maturation at term age. Pediatr Radiol. 2013;43(10):1357-64.
Setänen S, Haataja L, Parkkola R, Lind A, Lehtonen L; The PIPARI Study Group.Predictive value of neonatal brain MRI on the neurodevelopmental outcome of preterm infants by 5 years of age. Acta Paediatr. 2013;102(5):492-97.
Korja M, Ylijoki M, Lapinleimu H, Pohjola P, Matomäki J, Kuśmierek H, Mahlman M, Rikalainen H, Parkkola R, Kaukola T, Lehtonen L, Hallman M and Haataja L. Apolipoprotein E, brain injury and neurodevelopmental outcome of children. Genes, Brain Behav. 2013 Apr;12(3):348-52.
Lepomäki V, Leppänen M, Matomäki J, Lapinleimu H, Lehtonen L, Haataja L, Komu M, Parkkola R; The PIPARI Study Group. Effect of antenatal growth on brain white matter maturation in preterm infants at term using tract-based spatial statistics. Pediatr Radiol. 2013 Jan;43(1):80-5.
Romeo DM, Ricci D, van Haastert IC, de Vries LS, Haataja L, Brogna C, Gallini F, Romagnoli C, Cowan FM, Mercuri E. Neurologic assessment tool for screening preterm infants at term age. J Pediatr. 2012 Dec;161(6):1166-8.
Stolt S, Lehtonen L, Haataja L, Lapinleimu H & the PIPARI Study Group. Development and predictive value of early vocalizations in very-low-birth-weight children – a longitudinal study. Clin Linguist Phon. 2012;26(5):414-27.
Ylijoki M, Ekholm E, Haataja L, Lehtonen L and the PIPARI study group.
Is
chorioamnionitis harmful for the brain of prematurely born infants?: A
clinical overview. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 2012 Apr;91(4):403-19.
Lepomäki V, Paavilainen T, Hurme S, Haataja L, Lapinleimu H, Lehtonen L, Komu M, Parkkola R. Effect of antenatal growth and prematurity on brain white matter: Diffusion tensor study. Pediatr Radiol. 2012 Jun;42(6):692-8.
Huhtala M, Korja R, Lehtonen L, Haataja L, Lapinleimu H, Munck P, Rautava P and the PIPARI Study Group. Parental psychological Well-Being and Behavioral Outcome of Very Low Birth Weight Infants at 3 Years. Pediatrics. 2012 Apr;129(4):e937-44.
Stolt S, Matomäki J, Haataja L, Lapinleimu H, Lehtonen L; the PIPARI study group. The emergence of grammar in very-low-birth-weight Finnish children at two years of age. J Child Lang. 2013 Mar;40(2):336-57.
Munck P, Niemi P, Väliaho A, Lapinleimu H, Lehtonen L, Haataja L, and the PIPARI Study Group. Pre- reading skills of very-low-birth-weight prematurely born Finnish children. Child Neuropsychol. 2012;18(1):92-103.
Munck P, Niemi P, Lapinleimu H, Lehtonen L, Haataja L and the PIPARI Study Group. Stability of cognitive outcome from 2 to 5 years of age in very low birth weight children. Pediatrics. 2012 Mar;129(3):503-8.
Huhtala M, Korja R, Lehtonen L, Haataja L, Lapinleimu H, Munck P, Rautava P and the PIPARI Study Group. Parental psychological well-being and cognitive development of very low birth weight infants at 2 years. Acta Paediatr. 2011 Dec;100(12):1555-60.
Stolt S, Lehtonen L, Haataja L, Lapinleimu H & the Pipari Study Group. The language used in early mother-child interaction by prematurely born very-low-birth-weight children, with a focus on the emergence of language. Revista de Logopedia, Foniatria y Audiologia. 2011;31:115-24.
Maunu J, Lehtonen L, Lapinleimu H, Matomäki J, Munck P, Rikalainen H, Parkkola R, Haataja L; The PIPARI Study Group. Ventricular dilatation in relation to outcome at 2 in very preterm infants: a prospective Finnish cohort study. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2011 Jan;53(1):48-54.
Lind A, Lehtonen L, Munck P, Maunu J, Lapinleimu H, Parkkola R, Haataja L and the PIPARI Study Group. Associations between Regional Brain Volumes at Term Equivalent Age and Development at Two Years of Age in Preterm Children. Pediatr Radiol. 2011 Aug;41(8):953-61.
Korja R, Ahlqvist-Björkroth S, Savonlahti E, Stolt S, Haataja L, Lapinleimu H, Piha J, Lehtonen L and the PIPARI Study Group. Relations between maternal attachment representations and the quality of mother-infant interaction in preterm and full-term infants. Infant Behav Dev. 2010;33:330-36.
Lind A, Korkman M, Lehtonen L, Lapinleimu H , Parkkola R, Haataja L and the PIPARI Study Group. Cognitive and Neuropsychological Outcome at Five Years of Age in Preterm Children Born in 2000's. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2011 Mar;53(3):256-62.
Leppänen M, Ekholm E, Palo P, Maunu J, Munck P, Parkkola R, MD, Matomäki J, Lapinleimu H, Haataja L, Lehtonen L, Rautava P and the PIPARI Study Group. Abnormal antenatal Doppler associated with adverse cognitive outcome in very low birth weight infants at two years of age. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2010 Aug;36(2):178-85.
Nyman A, Taskinen T, Grönroos M, Haataja L, Lähdetie J, Korhonen T. Elements of working memory as predictors of goal-setting skills in children with Attention-Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder. J Learn Disabil. 2010:43(6);553-62.
Munck P, Parkkola R, Maunu J, Lapinleimu H, Haataja L, Lehtonen L, and the Pipari Group. Cognitive outcome at 2 years of age in Finnish infants with very low birth weight born between 2001 and 2006. Acta Paediatr. 2010;99:359-66.
Lind A, Haataja L, Rautava L, Väliaho A, Lehtonen L, Lapinleimu H, Parkkola R, Korkman and the PIPARI Study Group. Relations between Brain Volumes, Neuropsychological Assessment and Parental Questionnaire in Prematurely Born Children. Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2010;19:407-17.
Lind A, Lapinleimu H, Korkman M, Lehtonen L, Parkkola R, Haataja L and the PIPARI Study Group: Five-year Follow-up of Prematurely Born Children with Postnatally Developing Caudothalamic Cysts. Acta Paediatr. 2010 Feb;99(2):304-7.
Ekblad M, Korkeila J, Parkkola R, Lapinleimu H, Haataja L, Lehtonen L and the PIPARI Study Group. Maternal smoking during pregnancy and regional brain volumes in preterm infants. J Pediatr. 2010 Feb;156(2):185-90.e1.
Korja R, Savonlahti E, Haataja L, Lapinleimu H, Manninen H, Piha J, Lehtonen L and the PIPARI Study Group. Attachment Representations in Mothers of Preterm Infants. Infant Behav Dev. 2009;32(3):305-11.
Reiman M, Parkkola R, Johansson R, Jääskeläinen S, Kujari H, Lehtonen L, Haataja L, Lapinleimu H and the PIPARI Study Group. Diffusion Tensor Imaging of Inferior Colliculus and Brainstem Auditory- Evoked Potentials in Preterm Infants. Pediatr Radiol. 2009;39:804-9.
Merisaari H, Parkkola R, Alhoniemi E, Teräs M, Lehtonen L, Haataja L, Lapinleimu H, Nevalainen OS. Gaussian mixture model-based segmentation of MR images taken from premature infant brains. J Neurosci Methods. 2009;182:110–22.
Stolt S, Klippi A, Launonen K, Munck P, Lehtonen L, Lapinleimu H, Haataja L and the PIPARI Study Group. The early lexical development and its predictive value to language skills at two years in very- low-birth-weight children. J Commun Disord. 2009;42(2):107-23.
Reiman M, Parkkola R, Lapinleimu H, Lehtonen L, Haataja L and the PIPARI Study Group. IL-6-174 and-572 genotypes and the volume of deep gray matter in preterm infants. Pediatr Res. 2009;65:90- 96.
Maunu J, Parkkola R, Rikalainen H, Lehtonen L, Haataja L and Lapinleimu H. The Brain and Ventricles in Very Low Birth Weight Infants at Term. A comparison Between Head Circumference, Us and MRI. Pediatrics. 2009;123(2):617-26.
Stolt S, Haataja L, Lapinleimu H and Lehtonen L. Associations between lexicon and grammar at the end of the second year in Finnish children. J Child Lang. 2009;36:779-806.
Ricci D, Romeo DMM, Haataja L, van Haastert IC, Cesarini L, Maunu J, Pane M, Gallini F, Luciano R, Romagnoli C, de Vries L S, Cowan FM and Mercuri E. Neurological examination of preterm infants at term equivalent age. Early Hum Dev. 2008;84(11):751-61.
Stolt S, Haataja L, Lapinleimu H and Lehtonen L. Early lexical development of Finnish children – a longitudinal study. First Language. 2008;28(3):259-79.
Korkman M, Mikkola M, Ritari N, Tommiska V, Salokorpi T, Haataja L, Tammela O, Pääkkönen L, Olsen P and Fellman V. Neurocognitive Test profiles of ELBW five-year-old Children Differ according to Neuromotor Status. Dev Neuropsychol. 2008; 33(5):637-55.
Reiman M, Kujari H, Ekholm E, Lapinleimu H, Lehtonen L, Haataja L and the PIPARI Study Group. Interleukin-6 Polymorphism is Associated with Chorioamnionitis and Neonatal Infections in Preterm Infants. J Pediatr. 2008;153:19-24.
Sillanpää M, Camfield P, Camfield C, Haataja L, Aromaa M, Helenius H, Rautava P and Hauser WA. Incidence of febrile seizures in Finland. Pediatr Neurol. 2008; 38(6):391-94.
Korja R, Savonlahti E, Ahlqvist-Björkroth S, Stolt S, Haataja L, Lapinleimu H, Piha J, Lehtonen L and PIPARI-Study Group. Maternal Depression is Associated with Mother-Infant Interaction in Preterm Infants. Acta Paediatr. 2008;97(6):724-30.
Munck P, Maunu J, Kirjavainen J, Lapinleimu H, Haataja L, Lehtonen L and the PIPARI Study Group. Crying behaviour in early infancy is associated with developmental outcome at two years of age in very low birth weight infants. Acta Paediatr. 2008; 97(3):332-36.
Reiman M, Kujari H, Maunu J, Parkkola R, Rikalainen H, Lapinleimu H, Lehtonen L, Haataja L and the PIPARI Study Group. Placental inflammation related to brain structure and volume in very low birth weight infants. J Pediatr. 2008;152(5):642-47.
Ricci D, Mercuri E, Barnett AL, Rathbone R, Cota F, Haataja L, Rutherford M, Dubowitz LMS and Cowan F. Cognitive outcome at early school age in term-born children with perinatally acquired middle cerebral artery territory infarction. Stroke. 2008;39(2):403-10.
Korja R, Maunu J, Kirjavainen J, Savonlahti E, Haataja L, Lapinleimu H, Manninen H, Piha J, Lehtonen L and the PIPARI Study Group. Mother-infant interaction is influenced by the amount of holding in preterm infants. Early Hum Dev. 2008;84(4):257-67.
Reviews and editorials in international peer-reviewed scientific journals and textbooks
Haataja L. The challenge of predicting cerebral palsy. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2016 Mar; 58(3):219.
Haataja L. The challenge of predicting functional motor outcome. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2011Jul;53(7):583-84.
Haataja L, Belmonti V, Cioni G. In: Kennedy C (Ed.). Neurological and neurodevelopmental assessment (pages 44-58). Principles and Practice of Child neurology in Infancy. Mac Keith Press (2012).
Sillanpää M, Haataja L, Tomson T, Johannessen SI. Carbamazepine (pages 459-74). In: Shorvon S, Perucca E and Engel J (Eds.). Treatment of Epilepsy, 3rd edition. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing (2009).
Haataja L. The very question of future development of extremely preterm infants. Acta Paediatrica 2018 Mar 24 doi:10.1111/apa.14286
Original articles and reviews in domestic peer-reviewed journals and textbooks
Kajantie E, Nyman A, Haataja L. Pikkukeskosen pitkäaikaisennuste kouluiästä aikuiseksi. (Adolescents and young adults born preterm: a review of long-term outcome) Suomen Lääkärilehti 2018;73(3):123-28.
Setänen S, Lehtonen L, Lapinleimu H, Haataja L. Mitä PIPARI-tutkimus on opettanut pikkukeskosten pitkäaikaiskehityksestä? (What have we learnt from the PIPARI study; the long- term follow-up of very low birth weight infants?) Duodecim 2018;134(2):118-25.
Haataja L. Lapsen normaali neurologinen kehitys ja tutkimus (The normal neurological development and neurological assessment) (pages 21-44). Kirjassa (In textbook): Pihko H, Haataja L, Rantala H. Lastenneurologia (Child neurology), 1.painos. Helsinki: Kustannus OY Duodecim (2014).
Leppänen M, Lapinleimu H, Lind A, Matomäki J, Lehtonen L, Haataja L, Rautava P, PIPARI- tutkimusryhmä. Pikkukeskosen syntymän jälkeinen kasvu on yhteydessä älylliseen kehitykseen. (Antenatal and postnatal growth and 5-year cognitive outcome in very preterm infants). Duodecim. 2014;130(7):738.
Lehtonen L, Munck P, Haataja L. Keskosen kehitysennuste on parantunut. (The neurodevelopmental prognosis of preterm infants has improved). Pääkirjoitus (Editorial). Suomen Lääkärilehti 2012;67(46):3363.
Mäenpää H, Varho T, Forsten W, Pihko H, Haataja L. Hajanaisista käytännöistä yhtenäisiin suosituksiin CP-lasten kuntoutuksessa. (The national consensus on the best practice in rehabilitation of children with CP). Suomen Lääkärilehti 2012;34:2304-10.
Vainio K, Haataja L, Lapinleimu H, Lehtonen L, Stolt S. Kahden vuoden iässä mitatun sanaston koon ja koostumuksen yhteys nimeämistaitoihin viiden vuoden iässä. (The association of the size of vocabulary at the age of 2 years and the naming abilities at the age of 5 years). Puhe ja kieli 2011;31:25-42.
Hartell N, Hietala M, Haataja L. Potilastapaus: ”Miksi lapseni kävelee kuin ankka?” (Case report: Why does my child walk like a duck?). Duodecim 2008;124:1055.
Ekblad M, Maunu J, Munck P, Ekblad S, Lapinleimu H, Haataja L, Lehtonen L ja PIPARI- tutkimusryhmä. Keskoslasten äitien raskauden aikainen tupakointi ja alkoholin käyttö: yleisyys ja vaikutukset kehitystasoon (The smoking and alcohol comsumption of mothers of preterm infants during pregnancy: the prevalence and neurodevelopmental effects). Suomen Lääkärilehti 2008;63:1047-51.