Neurosonographic findings in full-term infants born to maternal cocaine abusers: visualization of subependymal and periventricular cysts

Neurosonographic findings in full-term infants born to maternal cocaine abusers: visualization of subependymal and periventricular cysts

Neuroanatomical abnormalities have been linked to maternal cocaine abuse since Chasnoff et al's report of cerebral infarction in a single full-term offspring of a cocaine-abusing mother. Neurosonography was performed on 18 full-term offspring of cocaine-abusing mothers and 19 age-matched contro...

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Published in:Journal of clinical ultrasound Vol. 22; no. 5; p. 327
Main Authors: Cohen, H L, Sloves, J H, Laungani, S, Glass, L, DeMarinis, P
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States 01-06-1994
Subjects:
Adult
Brain - abnormalities
Brain Diseases - diagnostic imaging
Caudate Nucleus - diagnostic imaging
Cerebral Hemorrhage - diagnostic imaging
Cerebral Infarction - diagnostic imaging
Cerebral Ventricles - diagnostic imaging
Cocaine
Crack Cocaine
Cysts - diagnostic imaging
Echoencephalography
Ependyma - diagnostic imaging
Female
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Leukomalacia, Periventricular - diagnostic imaging
Male
Pregnancy
Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects
Substance-Related Disorders
Thalamus - diagnostic imaging
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Summary:Neuroanatomical abnormalities have been linked to maternal cocaine abuse since Chasnoff et al's report of cerebral infarction in a single full-term offspring of a cocaine-abusing mother. Neurosonography was performed on 18 full-term offspring of cocaine-abusing mothers and 19 age-matched controls to look for possible abnormalities. There were no cases of infarction or intraparenchymal or intraventricular hemorrhage. There were, however, 6 patients with abnormalities among the cocaine-abusing group: 5 patients with unilateral or bilateral germinal matrix cysts and 3 patients with subtle cystic or predominantly cystic areas in watershed zones consistent with periventricular leukomalacia.
ISSN:0091-2751
DOI:10.1002/jcu.1870220507