Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) is a condition in a child that results from alcohol exposure during the mother's pregnancy. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome causes brain damage and growth problems. The problems caused by Fetal Alcohol Syndrome vary from child to child, but defects caused by Fetal Alcohol Syndrome are not reversible.
Pronunciation
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is pronounced as /ˈfiːtəl ˈælkəhɔːl ˈsɪndroʊm/.
Etymology
The term "Fetal Alcohol Syndrome" was first published in 1973 by a group of pediatricians and psychiatrists at the University of Washington Medical School in Seattle, led by Dr. David W. Smith and Dr. Kenneth Lyons Jones.
Related Terms
- Alcohol-Related Neurodevelopmental Disorder (ARND): People with ARND might have intellectual disabilities and problems with behavior and learning. They might do poorly in school and have difficulties with math, memory, attention, judgment, and poor impulse control.
- Alcohol-Related Birth Defects (ARBD): People with ARBD might have problems with the heart, kidneys, or bones or with hearing. They might have a mix of these.
- Partial Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (pFAS): People with pFAS have some, but not all, of the symptoms of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.
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