Prenatal Cocaine Exposure addresses the timely problem of maternal cocaine abuse and its effects on exposed infants, including growth retardation, learning, cardiovascular effects, and seizures. The impact of substance abuse on this and future generations presents an ongoing challenge to medical science. This comprehensive and authoritative volume reviews both animal and clinical studies to explain implications for treatment and long-term outcomes of early exposure.

Foreword, C.F. BarlowIntroductionCocaine and the Fetus: Methodological Issues and Neurological Correlates, C.A. ChiribogaCocaine Pharmacology and Drug Interaction in the Fetal-Maternal Unit, G.D. Olsen and P.C. SchalockObstetrical Pathophysiology of Cocaine, J.C. Glantz and J.R. Woods, Jr.Does Prenatal Cocaine Exposure Cause Strokes in Neonates? - Clinical Evidence, J.R. BuchhalterVascular Complications and Mechanisms Related to Cocaine, J.A. Madden and M.D. SchreiberBehavioral and Convulsive Effects of Cocaine Metabolites: Mechanisms and Implications, R.J. Konkol and G. ScheulkeCritical Review of Evidence for Neonatal Cocaine Intoxication and Withdrawal, D.A. Dempsey, D.M. Ferriero, and S.N. JacobsonPrenatal Cocaine Exposure and the Eye, W.V. Good, B.L. Hajnal, and D.M. FerrieroTransplacental Cocaine Exposure: Behavioral Consequences, A.S. Wilkins, B.E. Kosofsky, A.G. Romano, and J.A. HarveyNeurobehavioral Consequences of Gestational Cocaine Exposure: Studies Using a Rodent Model, L.P. SpearPositron Emission Tomography (PET) in Substance Exposed Infants: A Preliminary Report, H.T. Chugani