Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (fasd): Finding Information about Preventable Birth Defects
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ion or metacognition; specific deficits in mathematical skills; or problems in memory, attention, or judgment Table 2 -Diagnostic Criteria for Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) and Alcohol-Related Effects Alcohol-Related Effects Clinical Conditions in which there is a history of maternal alcohol exposure, and where clinical or animal research has linked maternal alcohol ingestion to an observed outcome. There are two categories, which may co-occur. If both diagnoses are present, then both diagnoses should be rendered: 4 Alcohol-related birth defects (ARBD) List of congenital anomalies, including malformations and dysplasias Artrial septal defects Ventricular septal defects Aberrant great vessels
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Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders.
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