ATTENTION FUNCTIONING IN CHILDREN WITH PRENATAL DRUG EXPOSURE. Issue 5 (31st August 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Jaeger, Dominique A.; Suchan, Boris; Schölmerich, Axel; Schneider, Dominik T.; Gawehn, Nina
• Is Part Of: Infant mental health journal. Volume 36:Issue 5(2015)
• Page Start: 522
• Page End: 530
• Publication Date: 2015-08-31
• Subjects: Infant psychiatry -- Periodicals; Infant psychology -- Periodicals; 618.9289
• DOI: 10.1002/imhj.21530
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0163-9641

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main"> <title>ABSTRACT</title> <p>Children born to drug abusers are exposed to teratogenic influences on intrauterine brain development and undergo postnatal withdrawal. We investigated the interplay of different domains and levels of attention functioning in 24 prenatally exposed and 25 nonexposed children who were 5 to 6 years old. Assessment included parent ratings and neuropsychological and electrophysiological methods. Exposed children had a higher prevalence of attention deficit hyperactivity symptoms, tended to have poorer performance in an attention test battery, and showed EEG alterations in P3 and N2c. Findings suggest long‐term effects of prenatal drug exposure on specific domains and on different levels of attention functioning.</p> </abstract>