Diseases

Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome

Fetal and neonatal addiction and withdrawal as a result of the mother's dependence on drugs during pregnancy. Withdrawal or abstinence symptoms develop shortly after birth. Symptoms exhibited are loud, high-pitched crying, sweating, yawning and gastrointestinal disturbances.

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Abstract

Fetal and neonatal addiction and withdrawal as a result of the mother's dependence on drugs during pregnancy. Withdrawal or abstinence symptoms develop shortly after birth. Symptoms exhibited are loud, high-pitched crying, sweating, yawning and gastrointestinal disturbances.

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Synonyms

22 entry terms
  • Abstinence Syndrome, Neonatal
  • Neonatal Substance Withdrawal
  • Neonatal Withdrawal Syndrome
  • Substance Withdrawal, Neonatal
  • Abstinence Syndromes, Neonatal
  • Neonatal Abstinence Syndromes
  • Neonatal Substance Withdrawals
  • Neonatal Withdrawal Syndromes
  • Substance Withdrawals, Neonatal
  • Syndrome, Neonatal Abstinence
  • Syndrome, Neonatal Withdrawal
  • Syndromes, Neonatal Abstinence
  • Syndromes, Neonatal Withdrawal
  • Withdrawal Syndrome, Neonatal
  • Withdrawal Syndromes, Neonatal
  • Withdrawal, Neonatal Substance
  • Passive Addiction, Neonatal
  • Addiction, Neonatal Passive
  • Addictions, Neonatal Passive
  • Neonatal Passive Addiction
  • Neonatal Passive Addictions
  • Passive Addictions, Neonatal

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33 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

substance-withdrawal symptoms in inf born of an addicted mother; do not use /congen; coord IM with specific substance /adv eff (IM) + check tag INFANT, NEWBORN

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History Note

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Previous Indexing

  • Infant, Newborn (1966-1987)
  • Substance Withdrawal Syndrome (1966-1987)

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Tree Numbers

  1. C16w.614.610w
  2. C25.775w.650w
  3. F03w.900w.650w

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NLM Classification

WS 421

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D009357. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D009357
  2. Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neonatal_withdrawal
  3. Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6993502