A pilot study of preemptive morphine analgesia in preterm neonates: Effects on head circumference, social behavior, and response latencies in early childhood

Neurotoxicology and Teratology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 47-55

  Ferguson, Sherry A ^a,b   Ward, Wendy L ^b   Paule, Merle G ^a,b   Hall, R Whit ^b,c   Anand, K J S ^b,d  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR TOXICOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b ARKANSAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognition; Delayed matching to sample; Morphine; Neuropsychology; Preemptive analgesia; Prematurity

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE; PLACEBO;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FRIENDSHIP; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; INTUBATION; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; MOTIVATION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NEUROTOXICITY; PILOT STUDY; PREMATURITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RESPONSE TIME; SAMPLE SIZE; SCHOOL CHILD; SHORT TERM MEMORY; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL PROBLEM; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEAD; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MORPHINE; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PILOT PROJECTS; REACTION TIME; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 82655178419     PISSN: 08920362     EISSN: 18729738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ntt.2011.10.008     Document Type: Article

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