Researchers ID brain abnormalities in children exposed to methamphetamine in utero

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Researchers ID brain abnormalities in children exposed to methamphetamine in utero

UCLA researchers used structural magnetic resonance imaging to show for the first time that individuals whose mothers abused methamphetamine during pregnancy (with or without alcohol abuse) had brain structural abnormalities that were more severe than in children whose mothers abused alcohol alone. The researchers identified what brain structures are vulnerable, which may help predict particular learning and behavioral problems in meth-exposed children.

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Tags: Brain, Behavior, Substance Abuse, Imaging Tests, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Children's Health, Pregnancy, Relationship