title: Cannabis Exposure in an Omani Child: First case report from Oman.
abstract: We report a confirmed case of cannabis exposure in an Omani female child with developmental delay. Cannabis exposure in children can lead to many consequences; for example, chronic use can result in developmental delay, abnormal behaviour, and hyperactivity while there is a risk of coma with acute exposure. It is important for clinicians to consider substance abuse as a differential diagnosis for similar presentations in paediatric patients, noting that children are at risk of cannabis exposure if their parents/caregivers are cannabis users.
authors.affiliation: Oman Medical Specialty Board, Muscat, Oman, and Academic Fellowship Program, University of Toronto, Canada;
authors.forename: Thuraya A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Al-Shidhani
authors.forename: Vinita
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Arora
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