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Gestational alcohol exposure disrupts cognitive function and striatal circuits in adult offspring
Nature Communications, 2020 Alcohol is the leading cause of preventable birth defects in the US, collectively referred to as Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. Here, the authors show that fetal alcohol exposure induces lasting neurophysiological changes in dorsal striatum that ...
Verginia C. Cuzon Carlson +2 more
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Prevention of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders [PDF]
Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews, 2009 AbstractAlcohol use among women of childbearing age is a leading, preventable cause of birth defects and developmental disabilities in the United States. Although most women reduce their alcohol use upon pregnancy recognition, some women report drinking during pregnancy and others may continue to drink prior to realizing they are pregnant.
Floyd, R. Louise +3 more
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Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Prevalence
Pediatric Neurology Briefs, 2014 The prevalence and characteristics of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) among first grade children were determined in a representative Midwestern US city.
J Gordon Millichap, John J Millichap
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Neuroimaging and fetal alcohol spectrum disorders [PDF]
Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews, 2009 AbstractThe detrimental effects of prenatal alcohol exposure on the developing brain include structural brain anomalies as well as cognitive and behavioral deficits. Initial neuroimaging studies of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) confirmed previous autopsy reports of overall reduction in brain volume and ...
Andria L, Norman +3 more
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The Genetics of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders [PDF]
Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 2016 The term “fetal alcohol spectrum disorders” (FASD) defines the full range of ethanol (EtOH)‐induced birth defects. Numerous variables influence the phenotypic outcomes of embryonic EtOHexposure. Among these variables, genetics appears to play an important role, yet our understanding of the genetic predisposition toFASDis still in its infancy. We review
Johann K, Eberhart, Scott E, Parnell
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Aggressive behavior in adolescents with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders [PDF]
, 2013 Includes bibliographical references.Behavioral studies of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) have indicated that aggression is common amongst alcohol-exposed adolescents, and that it appears to become more prevalent with age in that population. Such
Smith, Keelie
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Cost of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder diagnosis in Canada. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 BACKGROUND: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) is underdiagnosed in Canada. The diagnosis of FASD is not simple and currently, the recommendation is that a comprehensive, multidisciplinary assessment of the individual be done.
Svetlana Popova +5 more
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Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders, 2012 Background Exposure to alcohol in utero is a known cause of mental retardation. Although a certain degree of motor impairment is always associated with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, little is known about the neurobiological basis of the defective ...
De Giorgio Andrea +3 more
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Bound by Blame: Sentencing, Colonialism, and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
The Windsor Yearbook of Access to Justice, 2023 Gladue and Ipeelee send important messages to judges, but messages that have tensions within them that reflect the broader tensions of using the criminal law system to acknowledge ongoing state involvement in discrimination against Indigenous Peoples ...
Sarah-jane Nussbaum
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Factsheet: Alcohol, crime and disorder in the night-time economy [PDF]
, 2010 The rapid expansion in recent years of the night-time economy (NTE) - now an important part of the leisure, tourism and service industries - raises serious crime and public health ...
Alcohol Concern +2 more
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