Transcutaneous Auricular Neurostimulation (tAN): A Novel Adjuvant Treatment in Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome

Maternal opioid use during pregnancy is a growing national problem and can lead to newborns developing neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome (NOWS) soon after birth. Recent data demonstrates that nearly every 15 min a baby is born in the United States suffering from NOWS. The primary treatment for NOW...

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Main Authors: Dorothea D. Jenkins, Navid Khodaparast, Georgia H. O’Leary, Stephanie N. Washburn, Alejandro Covalin, Bashar W. Badran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
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tAN
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnhum.2021.648556/full