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haloperidol and Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome

haloperidol has been researched along with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome in 2 studies

Haloperidol: A phenyl-piperidinyl-butyrophenone that is used primarily to treat SCHIZOPHRENIA and other PSYCHOSES. It is also used in schizoaffective disorder, DELUSIONAL DISORDERS, ballism, and TOURETTE SYNDROME (a drug of choice) and occasionally as adjunctive therapy in INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY and the chorea of HUNTINGTON DISEASE. It is a potent antiemetic and is used in the treatment of intractable HICCUPS. (From AMA Drug Evaluations Annual, 1994, p279)
haloperidol : A compound composed of a central piperidine structure with hydroxy and p-chlorophenyl substituents at position 4 and an N-linked p-fluorobutyrophenone moiety.

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.

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
" We present the first case of WES in an infant born to a mother taking haloperidol during her pregnancy."3.67Withdrawal emergent syndrome in an infant associated with maternal haloperidol therapy. ( Barak, Y; Sexson, WR, 1989)

Research

Studies (2)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19901 (50.00)18.7374
1990's0 (0.00)18.2507
2000's0 (0.00)29.6817
2010's1 (50.00)24.3611
2020's0 (0.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Zhu, MZ1
Sexson, WR1
Barak, Y1

Other Studies

2 other studies available for haloperidol and Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome

ArticleYear
[Neonatal withdrawal syndrome associated with maternal clozapine and haloperidol therapy].
    Zhonghua er ke za zhi = Chinese journal of pediatrics, 2011, Volume: 49, Issue:10

    Topics: Clozapine; Haloperidol; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Male; Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome

2011
Withdrawal emergent syndrome in an infant associated with maternal haloperidol therapy.
    Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association, 1989, Volume: 9, Issue:2

    Topics: Adult; Dyskinesia, Drug-Induced; Female; Haloperidol; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Male; Neonata

1989