Maternal alcohol consumption during pregnancy and fetal startle behaviour

被引:14
作者
Little, JF
Hepper, PG [1 ]
Dornan, JC
机构
[1] Queens Univ Belfast, Sch Psychol, Fetal Behav Res Ctr, Belfast BT7 1NN, Antrim, North Ireland
[2] Royal Matern Hosp, Royal Grp Hosp, Belfast BT12 6BB, Antrim, North Ireland
基金
英国惠康基金;
关键词
startle; prenatal; alcohol; CNS; neurobehavioural; fetus;
D O I
10.1016/S0031-9384(02)00804-1
中图分类号
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
The startle behaviour of the fetus (both spontaneous and elicited) was examined in fetuses of mothers who drank alcohol and mothers who did not. Fetuses exposed to alcohol showed a higher frequency of spontaneous startles and were less likely to exhibit a normal startle in response to a vibroacoustic stimulus. These differences illustrate a teratogenic effect of alcohol on CNS functioning in utero, possibly associated with brainstem damage. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Inc. All rights reserved.
引用
收藏
页码:691 / 694
页数:4
相关论文
共 40 条
[1]   CHILDREN OF ALCOHOLIC MOTHERS - DEVELOPMENTAL, PERCEPTUAL AND BEHAVIORAL-CHARACTERISTICS AS COMPARED TO MATCHED CONTROLS [J].
ARONSON, M ;
KYLLERMAN, M ;
SABEL, KG ;
SANDIN, B ;
OLEGARD, R .
ACTA PAEDIATRICA SCANDINAVICA, 1985, 74 (01) :27-35
[2]   MENTAL-DEVELOPMENT OF 2-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN EXPOSED TO ALCOHOL INUTERO [J].
AUTTIRAMO, I ;
KORKMAN, M ;
HILAKIVICLARKE, L ;
LEHTONEN, M ;
HALMESMAKI, E ;
GRANSTROM, ML .
JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, 1992, 120 (05) :740-746
[3]   THE DEVELOPMENT OF HUMAN-FETAL HEARING [J].
BIRNHOLZ, JC ;
BENACERRAF, BR .
SCIENCE, 1983, 222 (4623) :516-518
[4]   THE EFFECTS OF ACUTE ALCOHOL-INTOXICATION ON BIOPHYSICAL ACTIVITIES - A CASE-REPORT [J].
CASTILLO, RA ;
DEVOE, LD ;
RUEDRICH, DA ;
GARDNER, P .
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY, 1989, 160 (03) :692-693
[5]   THE EMERGENCE OF FETAL BEHAVIOR .2. QUANTITATIVE ASPECTS [J].
DEVRIES, JIP ;
VISSER, GHA ;
PRECHTL, HFR .
EARLY HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, 1985, 12 (02) :99-120
[6]   THE EMERGENCE OF FETAL BEHAVIOR .1. QUALITATIVE ASPECTS [J].
DEVRIES, JIP ;
VISSER, GHA ;
PRECHTL, HFR .
EARLY HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, 1982, 7 (04) :301-322
[7]   THE EMERGENCE OF FETAL BEHAVIOR .3. INDIVIDUAL-DIFFERENCES AND CONSISTENCIES [J].
DEVRIES, JIP ;
VISSER, GHA ;
PRECHTL, HFR .
EARLY HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, 1988, 16 (01) :85-103
[8]   EVOKED FETAL STARTLE RESPONSE - A POSSIBLE INTRAUTERINE NEUROLOGICAL EXAMINATION [J].
DIVON, MY ;
PLATT, LD ;
CANTRELL, CJ ;
SMITH, CV ;
YEH, SY ;
PAUL, RH .
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY, 1985, 153 (04) :454-456
[9]   MATERNAL ETHANOL INGESTION AND OCCURRENCE OF HUMAN FETAL BREATHING MOVEMENTS [J].
FOX, HE ;
STEINBRECHER, M ;
PESSEL, D ;
INGLIS, J ;
MEDVID, L ;
ANGEL, E .
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY, 1978, 132 (04) :354-358
[10]   HUMAN-FETAL RESPONSES TO VIBRATORY ACOUSTIC STIMULATION FROM 26 WEEKS TO TERM [J].
GAGNON, R ;
HUNSE, C ;
CARMICHAEL, L ;
FELLOWS, F ;
PATRICK, J .
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY, 1987, 157 (06) :1375-1381