Prognostic significance of immuno- logic changes in 675 infants perinatally exposed to human immunode- ficiency virus.
The rate of defects among infants exposed to the drugs was 2.7 times that of infants who were not.
A large prospective study of infants exposed to cocaine is underway at Boston City Hospital.
Kernicterus, a type of brain damage, has developed in newborn infants exposed to berberine.
"I also have devoted several years to the study of infants prenatally exposed to illicit drugs and alcohol."
Brain damage (kernicterus) has developed in newborn infants exposed to goldenseal.
Brain damage due to too much bilirubin has developed in newborn infants exposed to berberine.
The doctors used an auditory brain stem response test, which measures brain activity in infants exposed to sounds.
Full-term infants exposed to this infection face a fivefold increased risk for cerebral palsy, she said.
Brain damage (kernicterus) has been reported in newborn infants exposed to berberine.