| Adverse effects of heavy prenatal maternal smoking on attentional control in children with ADHD. | |
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PMID: 20616372 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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Objective: Exposure to heavy maternal cigarette smoking in pregnancy and severe maternal psychosocial stress during pregnancy appear to be important risk factors for the development of ADHD. This study aimed to determine whether these perinatal risk factors were associated with neuropsychological deficits commonly seen in ADHD. Method: We examined the effect of these two risk factors on measures of attentional control, motor inhibition, visual-motor integration, and fine motor coordination in a group of 81 children with ADHD, aged from 8 to 18 years. The neuropsychological battery included the Connors' Continuous Performance Test (CPT), the Stroop Color-Word Interference Test, the Beery Visual-Motor Integration Test, and the Purdue Pegboard Test. Results: Heavy maternal smoking during pregnancy was associated with slower reaction times (p < .002), and reaction time variability (p < .007) on the CPT. Conclusions: This study suggests a persistent negative effect of heavy prenatal maternal smoking on attentional control in children with ADHD. Future studies should examine the neurobiological basis and determine the degree to which inherited genetic susceptibility factors contribute to this finding. |
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Maria G Motlagh; Denis G Sukhodolsky; Angeli Landeros-Weisenberger; Liliya Katsovich; Nancy Thompson; Lawrence Scahill; Robert A King; Bradley S Peterson; Robert T Schultz; James F Leckman |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2010-07-08 |
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Title: Journal of attention disorders Volume: 15 ISSN: 1557-1246 ISO Abbreviation: J Atten Disord Publication Date: 2011 Oct |
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Created Date: 2011-09-01 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9615686 Medline TA: J Atten Disord Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 593-603 Citation Subset: IM |
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1Child Study Center Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA. |
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