Fetal alcohol syndrome
Fetal alcohol syndrome: Introduction
Fetal alcohol syndrome:
Alcohol can cause a range of birth defects, the most serious
being fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS). Children born with alcohol-related
birth ... more about Fetal alcohol syndrome.
Fetal alcohol syndrome: A pattern of mental and physical birth defects caused by excessive alcohol use during pregnancy. The range and severity of the symptoms may vary greatly.
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Alcohol can cause a range of birth defects, the most serious
being fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS). Children born with alcohol-related
birth defects can have lifelong learning and behavior problems. Those born
with FAS have physical abnormalities, mental impairment, and behavior
problems. Because scientists do not know exactly how much alcohol it takes
to cause alcohol-related birth defects, it is best not to drink any
alcohol during this time. (Source: excerpt from Alcohol What You Don't Know Can Harm You: NIAAA)
Definitions of Fetal alcohol syndrome:
Developmental abnormalities in infants born to alcoholic mothers, including characteristic facial appearance (microcephaly, maxillary hypoplasia, short palpebral fissures, and short upturned nose), growth deficiency, delayed intellectual development, motor retardation, joint abnormalities, poor coordination, and irritability. The pattern of abnormalities varies and may include additional oral, ocular, cardiac, urogenital, cutaneous, and other abnormalities.
- (Source - Diseases Database)
A medical condition in which body deformation or facial development or mental ability of a fetus is impaired because the mother drank alcohol while pregnant
- (Source - WordNet 2.1)
Fetal alcohol syndrome is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Fetal alcohol syndrome, or a subtype of Fetal alcohol syndrome,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Ophanet, a consortium of European partners,
currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list Fetal alcohol syndrome as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
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