Abstract
Cerebral blood flow velocities (CBFVs) were significantly higher in 41 infants of smoking mothers compared to 59 control infants although gestational age, birth weight, and systolic blood pressure were lower in infants exposed to smoke prenatally. We speculate that increased CBFVs in these neonates are due to disturbed prostanoid synthesis.
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Abbreviations
- CBFV:
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Cerebral blood flow velocity
- BP:
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Arterial blood pressure
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Abdul-Khaliq, H., Segerer, H., Obladen, M. (1992). Does Smoking During Pregnancy Alter Brain Perfusion in the Neonate? A Doppler Study. In: Neubert, D., Kavlock, R.J., Merker, HJ., Klein, J. (eds) Risk Assessment of Prenatally-Induced Adverse Health Effects. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-77753-0_36
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