Areca-Nut Abuse and Neonatal Withdrawal Syndrome

Areca-nut abuse and neonatal withdrawal syndrome.

Areca-nut chewing occurs widely in South Asia and the Indian subcontinent. Here we present a case of neonatal withdrawal syndrome in an infant born to a woman who was a chronic areca-nut user. Arecoline, the principal neuroactive alkaloid in areca nuts, was found in the mother's placenta.

Areca Nut Use and Cancer in India

The areca nut, fruit of the oriental palm (Areca catechu), also called 'betel' nut in English, supari in Hindi, adike or betta in Kannada, adakka in Malayalam, and pakku in Tamil, is commonly used in India (FRLHT.org, 2015) and needs no introduction. It is used in traditional quids (beeda) wrapped in betel leaves (Piper betle) or as tobacco and areca nut mixtures. Areca nut is also used per se ...

Neonatal paroxetine withdrawal syndrome.

Four term neonates presented with symptoms such as jitteriness and necrotising enterocolitis after paroxetine exposure in utero.

Areca nut and betel-quid chewing bibliography.

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Betel-quid and areca-nut chewing.