RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Substantia Nigra MR Imaging Signal Changes and Cardiomyopathy Following Prenatal Exposure to Cocaine and Heroin
JF American Journal of Neuroradiology
JO Am. J. Neuroradiol.
FD American Society of Neuroradiology
SP 828
OP 829
DO 10.3174/ajnr.A0966
VO 29
IS 4
A1 R. Arnold
A1 C. Johnson
A1 B. McNulty
A1 G. Gaisie
YR 2008
UL http://www.ajnr.org/content/29/4/828.abstract
AB SUMMARY: Exposure to cocaine in utero results in behavioral and neurodevelopmental abnormalities that persist into adulthood. Conventional MR imaging has generally failed to reveal the expected structural lesions to explain these clinical findings. We report a case of focal MR imaging signal-intensity changes in the substantia nigra, locus ceruleus, and other selected nerve tracts and nuclei in a child exposed prenatally to cocaine and other drugs. The patient also had dilated cardiomyopathy.