Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
"Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An umbrella term used to describe a pattern of disabilities and abnormalities that result from fetal exposure to ETHANOL during pregnancy. It encompasses a phenotypic range that can vary greatly between individuals, but reliably includes one or more of the following: characteristic facial dysmorphism, FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION, central nervous system abnormalities, cognitive and/or behavioral dysfunction, BIRTH DEFECTS. The level of maternal alcohol consumption does not necessarily correlate directly with disease severity.
| Descriptor ID |
D063647
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C13.703.277.220 C16.300.070 C25.775.100.087.323
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| Concept/Terms |
Alcohol Related Neurodevelopmental Disorder- Alcohol Related Neurodevelopmental Disorder
- Growth Retardation, Facial Abnormalities, and Central Nervous System Dysfunction
- FAE (Fetal Alcohol Effects)
- FAEs (Fetal Alcohol Effects)
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2017 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders" by people in Profiles.
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Neuroinflammation and Brain Development: Possible Risk Factors in COVID-19-Infected Children. Neuroimmunomodulation. 2021; 28(1):22-28.
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Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders: preventing collateral damage from COVID-19. Lancet Public Health. 2020 08; 5(8):e424.
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Population-based prevalence of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder in Canada. BMC Public Health. 2019 Jun 28; 19(1):845.
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Global Prevalence of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder in Italy-Reply. JAMA Pediatr. 2018 05 01; 172(5):498-499.
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Effectiveness of evidence-based treatments of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders in children and adolescents: a systematic review protocol. BMJ Open. 2018 03 09; 8(3):e013775.
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Implications of Higher Than Expected Prevalence of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders. JAMA. 2018 02 06; 319(5):448-449.
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Internationally adopted children: not only infectious diseases! J Travel Med. 2018 01 01; 25(1).
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Global Prevalence of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Among Children and Youth: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. JAMA Pediatr. 2017 10 01; 171(10):948-956.
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Global prevalence of alcohol use and binge drinking during pregnancy, and fetal alcohol spectrum disorder. Biochem Cell Biol. 2018 04; 96(2):237-240.
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Neurodevelopmental profile of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: A systematic review. BMC Psychol. 2017 Jun 23; 5(1):22.