A brief overview of fetal alcohol syndrome for health professionals

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

Background: About 40 thousand newborns are delivered annually with fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS). It induces serious CNS complications. Methods: In a review of, the word “fetal alcohol syndrome” was searched in PubMed and Google Scholar and the retrieved articles were summarized. Results: Many studies showed that alcohol can cause more defects in fetus than heroin, cocaine and marijuana. The pos...

fetal alcohol syndrome in fetus of mouse

litis study is based on embryotoxic effects of ethanol on embryos and discussing the morphologic and hhtahtgic changes and defects an mouse. tlie female animals were divided in three groups. hie first group untreated as a control group but the second and third group received 10% and 20% solutions of ethanol respectively. animals get use to certain level of ethanol solution and in the 10th day, ...

Fetal alcohol syndrome

Alcohol is a physical and behavioural teratogen. Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) is a common yet un­ der-recognized condition resulting from maternal consumption of alcohol during pregnancy. While preventable, FAS is also disabling. Although FAS is found in all socioeconomic groups in Canada, it has been observed at high prevalence in select First Nations and Inuit communities in Canada. This stat...

Fetal alcohol syndrome

Alcohol is a physical and behavioural teratogen. Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) is a common yet under-recognized condition resulting from maternal consumption of alcohol during pregnancy. While preventable, FAS is also disabling. Although FAS is found in all socioeconomic groups in Canada, it has been observed at high prevalence in select First Nations and Inuit communities in Canada. This statem...

Fetal alcohol syndrome.