Areca-nut abuse and neonatal withdrawal syndrome.
Areca-nut chewing occurs widely in South Asia and the Indian subcontinent. Here we present a case of neonatal withdrawal syndrome in an infant born to a woman who was a chronic areca-nut user. Arecoline, the principal neuroactive alkaloid in areca nuts, was found in the mother's placenta.
López-Vilchez
Maria Angeles
MA
Neonatology Unit, Service of Pediatrics, Hospital Universitari del Mar, Barcelona, Spain. 93488@imas.imim.es
Seidel
Veronica
V
Farré
MagI
M
García-Algar
Oscár
O
Pichini
Simona
S
Mur
Antonio
A
D000328:Adult; D001114:Areca / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009357:Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*