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

PublisherMOSBY-ELSEVIER

2010

Journal of Pediatrics

JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS

J PEDIATR-US

2

156

2

185

U40

7

0022-3476

DOIhttps://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).




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