Maternal Smoking during Pregnancy and Regional Brain Volumes in Preterm Infants
: Ekblad M, Korkeila J, Parkkola R, Lapinleimu H, Haataja L, Lehtonen L, PIPARI Study Group
Publisher: MOSBY-ELSEVIER
: 2010
: Journal of Pediatrics
: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
: J PEDIATR-US
: 2
: 156
: 2
: 185
: U40
: 7
: 0022-3476
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2009.07.061
Conclusions Prenatal smoking exposure was associated with significantly smaller frontal lobe and cerebellar volumes in the brains of preterm infants. This is consistent with reports showing an association between prenatal smoking exposure and impairments in frontal lobe and cerebellar functions such as emotion, impulse control, and attention. (J Pediatr 2010;156:185-90).