Mid-gestational enlargement of fetal thalami in women exposed to methadone during pregnancy

Mid-gestational enlargement of fetal thalami in women exposed to methadone during pregnancy

Methadone maintenance therapy is the standard of care in many countries for opioid-dependent women who become pregnant. Despite recent evidence showing significant neurodevelopmental changes in children and adults exposed to both licit and illicit substances in utero, data on the effects of opioids...

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Main Authors: Meredith eSchulson, Anthony eLiu, Tracey eBjörkman, Ann eQuinton, Kristy eMann, Ron eBenzie, Michael ePeek, Ralph eNanan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Surgery
Subjects:
Methadone
Neuroimaging
neurodevelopment
Opiates
prenatal drug exposure
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fsurg.2014.00028/full

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