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Mental Disorders > Substance-Related Disorders > Alcohol-Related Disorders > Alcohol-Induced Disorders > Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
Chemically-Induced Disorders > Substance-Related Disorders > Alcohol-Related Disorders > Alcohol-Induced Disorders > Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
Urogenital Diseases > Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications > Pregnancy Complications > Fetal Diseases > Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities > Fetal Diseases > Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders

Preferred term

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders  

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Definition

  • 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. 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.

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Entry terms

  • FASD
  • Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-SXHJ41KV-2

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