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- Title
Visual evoked potentials and visual processing in stimulant drug-exposed infants.
- Authors
Hansen, Robin L.; Struthers, Jean M.; Gospe, Sidney M.; Hansen, R L; Struthers, J M; Gospe, S M Jr
- Abstract
Prenatal exposure to cocaine and amphetamines has been associated with many adverse effects in infants, including neurological abnormalities. Recent evidence shows that the visual system may be useful in infancy to evaluate neurological functioning. Visual evoked potentials (VEPs) and visual recognition memory testing were carried out on eight infants with prenatal drug-exposure and eight controls, matched for ethnicity and socio-economic status. The drug-exposed infants performed significantly worse on the visual recognition test. However, there were no differences between groups on VEP testing and no correlations between tests. The results suggest that the difficulties found in visual recognition memory of drug-exposed infants are not related to neurological maturity, as measured by VEPs.
- Publication
Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 1993, Vol 35, Issue 9, p798
- ISSN
0012-1622
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1469-8749.1993.tb11731.x