Seizures in a fetal lamb after cocaine exposure: a case report.

Publication/Presentation Date

1-1-1992

Abstract

We report the chance observation of two generalized seizures in a fetal lamb that received cocaine. Cocaine was infused intravenously into a 138-day-old fetus while electrocortical (ECoG), electroocular (EOG), and neck electromyographic (EMG) activity were recorded. Fetal rapid eye movement (REM) and nonrapid eye movement (NREM) sleep were disrupted during the cocaine exposure and returned to a normal pattern after infusions were stopped. Seventy-two hours later, however, we recorded generalized seizures with ECoG spike and spike wave activity.

Volume

33

Issue

6

First Page

1001

Last Page

1004

ISSN

0013-9580

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences

PubMedID

1464255

Department(s)

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Document Type

Article

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