MRI Evidence of Brain Structure Alterations in Adolescence Prenatally Exposed to Cocaine
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Introduction Children prenatally exposed to cocaine have demonstrated performance deficits in various behavioral assessments including sustained attention, self regulation and visuo-spatial tasks during their development. The structural effects of prenatal cocaine exposure (PCE) on the developing brain are not well studied, particularly with the potential confounds of the environment as well as other prenatal drug exposure. In this study, we investigated the structural gray and white matter (GM & WM) alterations in PCE adolescence after controlling for various critical confounds in an attempt to isolate the effect predominantly attributed to PCE.
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