Areca-nut abuse and neonatal withdrawal syndrome.

نویسندگان

  • Maria Angeles López-Vilchez
  • Veronica Seidel
  • MagI Farré
  • Oscár García-Algar
  • Simona Pichini
  • Antonio Mur
چکیده

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.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Pediatrics

دوره 117 1  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2006