passages.id: 21931
passages.type: title
passages.text: Brainstem dysgenesis in an infant prenatally exposed to cocaine.
passages.id: 21932
passages.type: abstract
passages.text: Many authors described the effects on the fetus of maternal cocaine abuse during pregnancy. Vasoconstriction appears to be the common mechanism of action leading to a wide range of fetal anomalies. We report on an infant with multiple cranial-nerve involvement attributable to brainstem dysgenesis, born to a cocaine-addicted mother.