Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Clinical Findings

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In all cases history of significant prenatal alcohol exposure is presumed 119. The most serious consequence of maternal drinking during pregnancy is fetal alcohol syndrome FAS.

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Fetal alcohol syndrome is a clinical diagnosis see Table 1.

Fetal alcohol syndrome clinical findings. Carmichael Olson H Feldman JJ Streissguth AP et al. Fetal exposure to alcohol and to one or more additional substances complicates the causal explanation of clinical findings because the potential teratogenic fetal growth and neurobehavioral effects might be attributable to exposure to the other drugs alone to multiple different exposures or to drug combinations including alcohol. At birth infants with fetal alcohol syndrome FAS can be identified by small stature and a typical set of facial traits including microcephaly microphthalmia short palpebral fissures epicanthal folds a small or flat midface a flat elongated philtrum a thin upper lip and a small chin.

This is important because many of these children live in foster care or are international adoptees and the maternal history is unknown. What clinical findings should the nurse anticipate. Some of the clinical findings of a newborn with fetal alcohol syndrome include.

Sampson and Fred L. Maternal Newborn Remediation A nurse is caring for a newborn with fetal alcohol syndrome. Findings may include a smooth philtrum thin upper lip upturned nose flat nasal bridge and midface epicanthal.

In Adolescents with Fetal Clinical Findings Heather Carmichael Olson Julie J. The diagnosis of fetal alcohol syndrome FAS is based on findings in the following 3 areas. All subjects had growth retardation facial dysmorphology and.

The diagnosis of fetal alcohol syndrome FAS is based on findings in the following 3 areas. However a documented history of fetal alcohol exposure is not required to make the diagnosis. Causes Using alcohol during pregnancy can cause the same risks as using alcohol in general.

Google Scholar Clarren SGB Shurtleff H Unis A et al. In the 30 years since the term fetal alcohol syndrome FAS was first used by Jones and Smith to describe a group of children born to alcoholic mothers who had growth retardation characteristic facial features and central nervous system involvement it is now recognized that prenatal alcohol exposure can cause a broad spectrum of developmental emotional behavioural and social deficits extending far. 1 characteristic facial anomalies see image below 2 growth retardation intrauterine growth.

FAS was first described in the United States by Jones and Smith 1973 who identified a distinctive set of facial anomaliesshort eyelid openings palpebral fissures flat midface thin upper lip and a flat or smooth groove between nose and upper lip philtrumin children whose mothers drank very heavily. Clinical and electroretinographic findings in fetal alcohol syndrome Methods. In 1972 Jones and Smith coined the term fetal alcohol syndrome to describe these findings in children born to alcoholic mothers² In 1996 the Institute of Medicine distinguished four different disorders resulting from PAE.

Clinical and Electroretinographic Findings in Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. FASDs considered both a birth defect and a developmental disability. A physical or biochemical abnormality that is present at birth and that may be inherited or the result of environmental influence.

Neuropsychological deficits in adolescents with fetal alcohol syndrome. Small eyes flat midface smooth philtrum thin upper lip eyes with wide spaced appearance epicanthal folds strabismus ptosis poor sucking small teeth. 1 characteristic facial anomalies see image below 2 growth retardation intrauterine growth.

Abnormal palmar creases cardiac defects and joint contractures may also be evident. Prenatal alcohol exposure can lead to changes in retinal function as evidenced by an abnormal ERG response. Fetal alcohol syndrome FAS is growth mental and physical problems that may occur in a baby when a mother drinks alcohol during pregnancy.

Comprehensive educational psychologic and psychiatric profiles of children with fetal alcohol syndrome. A retrospective review of records of 11 patients with confirmed fetal alcohol syndrome was performed at The. Fetal alcohol syndrome FAS partial fetal alcohol syndrome PFAS alcohol-related neurodevelopmental.

Clinical and Experimental Research. Their performance was compared. In an exploratory study nine nonretarded teenagers with FAS were administered tests of IQ and adaptive behavior and neuropsychological tests presumed sensitive to alcohol effects.

Characteristic facial features in a child with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders. Understanding the nature of cognitive deficits among adolescent patients with fetal alcohol syndrome FAS can direct future research on assessment and intervention. Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder FASD is a term that is used to describe the range of physical behavioral and neurodevelopmental effects that can occur in an individual who was prenatally exposed to alcohol and may have lifelong implications and high societal costs 12.

The ERG can therefore be a tool with which to identify suspected alcohol embryopathy. Findings may include a smooth philtrum thin upper lip upturned nose flat nasal bridge and midface epicanthal folds small palpebral fissures and small head circumference. Bookstein Understanding the nature of cognitive deficits among adolescent patients with fetal alcohol syndrome FAS can direct future research on assessment and intervention.

Characteristic facial features in a child with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders.

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