Disease or Syndrome
fetal alcohol syndrome
fe·tal al·co·hol syn·drome
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10th percentile), a unique cluster of minor facial anomalies (short palpebral fissures, flat and smooth philtrum, and thin upper lip) and severe central nervous system (CNS) abnormalities including microcephaly, and cognitive and behavioral impairment (intellectual disability, deficit in general cognition, learning and language, executive function, visual-spatial processing, memory, and attention).OrphaNetINSERM, 2021
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A collection of birth defects resulting from exposure of the fetus to alcohol during pregnancy.Harvard Dictionary of Health TermsHarvard Medical Publishing, 2011
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A condition occurring in FETUS or NEWBORN due to in utero ETHANOL exposure when mother consumed alcohol during pregnancy. It is characterized by a cluster of irreversible BIRTH DEFECTS including abnormalities in physical, mental, and behavior development (such as FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; MENTAL RETARDATION; ATTENTION DEFICIT AND DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR DISORDERS) with varied degree of severity in an individual.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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A syndrome that can develop in infants whose mothers consumed alcohol during pregnancy. Manifestations of this syndrome include low birth weight, failure to thrive, developmental defects, organ dysfunction, mental deficiencies, behavioral problems, and poor motor coordination.ACC/AHA Clinical Data TerminologyAmerican College of Cardiology and American Heart Association , 2020
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A teratogenic disorder observed in a newborn or child of a mother who consumed alcohol during pregnancy. Manifestations of the syndrome include low birth weight, atypical facies, microcephaly, failure to thrive, developmental defects, organ dysfunction, mental deficiencies, poor motor coordination and behavioral problems.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Disorder occurring in children born to alcoholic women who continue to drink heavily during pregnancy; common abnormalities are growth deficiency (prenatal and postnatal), altered morphogenesis, mental deficiency, and characteristic facies - small eyes and flattened nasal bridge; fine motor dysfunction and tremulousness are observed in the newborn.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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(fetal alcohol spectrum disorders) Alcohol can harm your baby at any stage during a pregnancy. That includes the earliest stages, before you even know you are pregnant. Drinking during pregnancy can cause a group of conditions called fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs). Children who are born with FASD can have a mix of problems, such as medical, behavioral, educational, and social problems. The kinds of problems they have depend on which type of FASD they have. The problems could include Abnormal facial features, such as a smooth ridge between the nose and upper lip; Small head size; Shorter-than-average height; Low body weight; Poor coordination; Hyperactive behavior; Difficulty with attention and memory; Learning disabilities and difficulty in school; Speech and language delays; Intellectual disability or low IQ; Poor reasoning and judgment skills; Sleep and sucking problems as a baby; Vision or hearing problems; Problems with the heart, kidneys, or bones. Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) is the most serious type of FASD. People with fetal alcohol syndrome have facial abnormalities, including wide-set and narrow eyes, growth problems and nervous system abnormalities. Diagnosing FASD can be hard because there is no specific test for it.MedlinePlusU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Alcohol exposure in utero increases the risk of spontaneous abortion, decreases birth weight, and can cause fetal alcohol syndrome, a constellation of variable physical and cognitive abnormalities.Merck & Co., Inc., 2020
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Adverse fetal, neonatal, and pediatric effects occur with maternal alcohol consumption during pregnancy. The diagnosis of fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) is based on findings in the following 3 areas: (1) characteristic facial anomalies (see image below), (2) growth retardation (intrauterine growth restriction and failure to have catch-up...WebMD, 2019
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Fetal alcohol syndrome is a condition in a child that results from alcohol exposure during the mother's pregnancy. Fetal alcohol syndrome causes brain damage and growth problems. The problems caused by fetal alcohol syndrome vary from child to child, but defects caused by fetal alcohol syndrome are not reversible.Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
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Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS), various congenital abnormalities in the newborn infant that are caused by the mother's ingestion of alcohol about the time of conception or during pregnancy. Fetal alcohol syndrome is the most-severe type of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD). The syndrome appears...Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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