Association of Prenatal Opioid Exposure With Precentral Gyrus Volume in Children

JAMA Pediatr. 2020 Sep 1;174(9):893-896. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2020.0937.

Abstract

This cross-sectional study identifies structural differences of the precentral gyrus among children with reported prenatal opioid exposure compared with children with no reported exposure, controlling for present social factors.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Multicenter Study
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Analgesics, Opioid / adverse effects*
  • Child
  • Female
  • Frontal Lobe / diagnostic imaging*
  • Frontal Lobe / drug effects
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods*
  • Male
  • Organ Size
  • Pregnancy
  • Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects / diagnosis*

Substances

  • Analgesics, Opioid