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Christiana Oji-Mmuo, MD

    • 43 Citations
    • 3 h-Index
    20142019
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    Research interests

    Dr. Christiana Oji-Mmuo's research interest is in the neurobiological underpinnings impacting the severity of neonatal abstinence syndrome. The principal focus of Dr. Oji-Mmuo’s current research is on early risk assessment of opioid-exposed neonates using physiologic and genomic biomarkers to determine those who will be at highest risk for severe neonatal abstinence syndrome and potential adverse neurodevelopmental sequelae.

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    Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Medicine & Life Sciences
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    Skin Medicine & Life Sciences
    Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia Medicine & Life Sciences
    Facial Pain Medicine & Life Sciences

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    Research Output 2014 2019

    • 43 Citations
    • 3 h-Index
    • 6 Article
    • 2 Review article
    • 1 Comment/debate
    1 Citation (Scopus)

    Prenatal opioid exposure heightens sympathetic arousal and facial expressions of pain/distress in term neonates at 24–48 hours post birth

    Oji-Mmuo, C., Speer, R. R., Gardner, F. C., Marvin, M. M., Hozella, A. C. & Doheny, K. K., Jan 1 2019, In : Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

    Facial Pain
    Facial Expression
    Arousal
    Opioid Analgesics
    Parturition

    The Possibility of Early Discharge for Newborns Being Monitored for Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Based on Modified Finnegan Score Distributions

    Oji-Mmuo, C., Schaefer, E. W., Liao, L., Kaiser, J. R. & Sekhar, D., Jun 1 2019, In : Clinical Pediatrics. 58, 6, p. 641-646 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

    Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
    Newborn Infant
    Cohort Studies
    Outpatients
    Retrospective Studies
    6 Citations (Scopus)

    Heightened sympathetic arousal is demonstrated by skin conductance responsivity to auditory stimuli in a small cohort of neonates with opiate withdrawal

    Oji-Mmuo, C., Gardner, F. C. & Doheny, K. K., Apr 1 2018, In : Brain Research Bulletin. 138, p. 106-111 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

    Opiate Alkaloids
    Arousal
    Newborn Infant
    Morphine
    Skin

    Short rib-polydactyly syndrome (Saldino-Noonan type) undetected by standard prenatal genetic testing

    Lucia, L., Jack, R., Millington, K. & Oji-Mmuo, C., Jun 2018, In : Case Reports in Perinatal Medicine. 7, 2

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

    2 Citations (Scopus)

    Addictive disorders in women: The impact of maternal substance use on the fetus and newborn

    Oji-Mmuo, C., Corr, T. & Doheny, K. K., Oct 1 2017, In : NeoReviews. 18, 10, p. e576-e586

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article

    Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
    Substance-Related Disorders
    Fetus
    Mothers
    Newborn Infant