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Fetal alcohol syndrome



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Fetal alcohol syndrome

Alternative Names:

Alcohol in pregnancy; At risk for fetal alcohol syndrome; Drinking alcohol during pregnancy
Symptoms:

Consumption of alcohol by a pregnant woman may be the first indicator of potential fetal alcohol syndrome.



Others indicatiors may be:

  • Slowintrauterine and neonatal growth with occasional diagnosis of failure to thrive
  • Delayed development and evidence of mild to moderate mental retardation (IQ range from 50 to 85 with reported average in the mid 60s)
  • Facial abnormalities, skeletal limb abnormalities, tremors (in the newborn infant), agitation and crying (in the newborn infant)

Signs and tests:

Examination of the baby may show a heart murmur or other evidence of cardiac anomalies. As the baby grows, there may be evidence of delayed mental development. Facial and skeletal abnormalities may also be present.

Tests include:





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