@article{1e96e17ac43e490c8d868bd6ce5e2bc1,
title = "Neurobehavior in preterm neonates exposed to cocaine, alcohol, and tobacco",
abstract = "Neonatal neurobehavioral development was investigated in a sample of 20 hospitalized, prenatally cocaine-exposed preterm infants and 20 matched non-exposed controls. Prenatal cocaine exposure was related to reductions in attention performance that remained apparent at 36 weeks conceptional age. There was no impact of prenatal cocaine exposure on the rate of change in attention proficiency. In utero alcohol exposure was associated with increased rates of age-related change in motor skill. Alcohol-related performance deficits were transient: alcohol-exposed infants reached an equivalent level of motor performance exhibited by the non-exposed infants by 36 weeks conceptional age. These findings highlight the importance of considering potential effects of prenatal cocaine exposure in the context of other substance exposure and demonstrate the utility of a developmental perspective to address the impact of prenatal substance exposure on outcome.",
keywords = "Growth curve analysis, Neonatal, Prematurity neurobehavioral development, Prenatal alcohol exposure, Prenatal cocaine exposure",
author = "Espy, {Kimberly Andrews} and Riese, {Marilyn L.} and Francis, {David J.}",
note = "Funding Information: Kimberly Andrews Espy, Departmento f Behavioral and Social Sciences,S outhernI llinois University School of Medicine; Marilyn L. Riese, Departmento f Pediatrics, University of Louisville School of Medicine; and David J. Francis, Departmento f Psychology, University of Houston. This research was supported in part by Sigma Xi Grants-in-Aid of ResearchA ward and the University of Louisville School of Medicine ResearchG rant #423034M. arilyn L. Riese was supportedi n part by grant HD-22637 from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.T his article is basedo n a doctoral dissertations ubmittedb y the first author to the University of Houston. She thanksH . Julia Han-nay, Thomas G. Power, and Dan L. Stewartf or providing commentsa s memberso f her committee.W e would like to thank the neonataln ursing staff at University Hospital, Louisville, KY for their assistance.P ortions of this paperw ere pre-senteda t them eetingo f the Society for Research in Child Development,I ndianapolis, IN, March 1995,a nd the meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, Cairns, Australia, July 1995.",
year = "1997",
doi = "10.1016/S0163-6383(97)90002-3",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "20",
pages = "297--309",
journal = "Infant Behavior and Development",
issn = "0163-6383",
publisher = "Elsevier Ltd",
number = "3",
}