Fetal alcohol syndrome
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) is the umbrella term for a range of clinically significant fetal effects of alcohol. It is not a clinical diagnosis. Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) is the most easliy recognised FASD, due to its characteristic facial features. Other FASD diagnoses include:-partia...
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| description | Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) is the umbrella term for a range of clinically significant fetal effects of alcohol. It is not a clinical diagnosis. Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) is the most easliy recognised FASD, due to its characteristic facial features. Other FASD diagnoses include:-partial fetal alcohol syndrome-alcohol-related neurodevelopmental disorders-alcohol-related birth defects.Other terms that may be used include fetal alcohol effects (FAE) and static encephalopathy (alcohol exposed).The prevalence of FAS at birth varies between countries, and between ethnic groups within countries. Data from Western Australia in 2005 showed an overall prevalence of 0.5 in 1000 (Note 80), but it was 100 times higher in Aboriginal children (Note 81). Overseae estimates and recent research indicate that these figures are probably an underestimate. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-176922017-05-30T08:06:48Z Fetal alcohol syndrome O'Leary, Colleen Bower, C. Rogers MS genetics pregnancy birth defects diagnosis fetal alcohol syndrome Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) is the umbrella term for a range of clinically significant fetal effects of alcohol. It is not a clinical diagnosis. Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) is the most easliy recognised FASD, due to its characteristic facial features. Other FASD diagnoses include:-partial fetal alcohol syndrome-alcohol-related neurodevelopmental disorders-alcohol-related birth defects.Other terms that may be used include fetal alcohol effects (FAE) and static encephalopathy (alcohol exposed).The prevalence of FAS at birth varies between countries, and between ethnic groups within countries. Data from Western Australia in 2005 showed an overall prevalence of 0.5 in 1000 (Note 80), but it was 100 times higher in Aboriginal children (Note 81). Overseae estimates and recent research indicate that these figures are probably an underestimate. 2012 Book Chapter http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/17692 Therapeutic Guidelines Limited restricted |
| spellingShingle | genetics pregnancy birth defects diagnosis fetal alcohol syndrome O'Leary, Colleen Bower, C. Fetal alcohol syndrome |
| title | Fetal alcohol syndrome |
| title_full | Fetal alcohol syndrome |
| title_fullStr | Fetal alcohol syndrome |
| title_full_unstemmed | Fetal alcohol syndrome |
| title_short | Fetal alcohol syndrome |
| title_sort | fetal alcohol syndrome |
| topic | genetics pregnancy birth defects diagnosis fetal alcohol syndrome |
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