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Fetal alcohol syndrome in the UK [PDF]
Archives of Disease in Childhood, 2023 ObjectiveTo determine the incidence of fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) in the UK in children aged 0–16 years.DesignActive surveillance was undertaken through the British Paediatric Surveillance Unit between October 2018 and October 2019 inclusive. Data were collected from reporting clinicians using standardised questionnaires.PatientsChildren aged 0–16 ...
Charlotte Rebecca Burleigh +5 more
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Paediatrics & Child Health, 2002 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 ...
Keating, Frank
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The Diagnosis of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome [PDF]
Deutsches Ärzteblatt international, 2013 The estimated prevalence of fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) is 8 for every 1000 live births. FAS has serious, lifelong consequences for the affected children and their families. A variety of professionals deal with persons who have FAS, including pediatricians, general practitioners, neurologists, gynecologists, psychiatrists, and psychotherapists.
Mirjam N, Landgraf +3 more
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Analysis of alcohol-metabolizing enzymes genetic variants and RAR/RXR expression in patients diagnosed with fetal alcohol syndrome: a case-control study [PDF]
BMC GenomicsUnderstanding the mechanisms underlying alcohol metabolism and its regulation, including the effect of polymorphisms in alcohol-metabolizing enzymes, is crucial for research on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders.
Melina Vieiros +6 more
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Fetal alcohol syndrome – causes, diagnostic criteria and prevalence
Studia Medyczne, 2014 Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) is the outcome of alcohol exposition in the prenatal period. It is irreversible. In Poland, FAS is becoming more and more common, the diagnostic tools are limited though.
Agata Horecka-Lewitowicz +4 more
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Facial Signs of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Pediatric Neurology Briefs, 2001 Craniofacial measurements of 100 individuals exposed to alcohol before birth were compared to 31 controls in an anthropometric study to define fetal alcohol (FAS) or partial fetal alcohol syndrome (PFAS) at St Vincent Hospitals, Indianapolis.
J Gordon Millichap
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Prevention of fetal alcohol syndrome [PDF]
GMS health technology assessment, 2013 The fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) is the most avoidable handicap of newborns. It describes prenatal damages which result from the alcohol consumption of the mother. These can be: reduced body length and weight (pre- and postnatal), microcephaly, musculoskeletal, mental and statomotoric developmental retardations and impaired coordinative ability.
Fröschl, B, Brunner-Ziegler, S, Wirl, C
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Developmental Deficiency of Oligodendrocytes and Myelination in the Central Nervous System of the Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Mouse Model. [PDF]
CNS Neurosci TherImpaired myelination was observed in the central nervous system (CNS) of the male fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) offspring associated with hyperactivity‐like behaviors, whereas the female FASD mice exhibit delayed myelin formation and normal behaviors, indicating a gender‐specific manner of FASD pathology.
Liang X, Yi R, Ke Z, Zhang Y, Zhou L.
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Hepatology, EarlyView., 2022 Physiological activation of myeloid p38 controls macrophage IL‐12 production and crosstalk to the liver by modulating hepatic FGF21, and subsequently, brown adipose tissue thermogenesis during obesity Abstract Obesity features excessive fat accumulation in several body tissues and induces a state of chronic low‐grade inflammation that contributes to ...
María Crespo +14 more
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Hepatology, EarlyView., 2022 IL‐31 levels correlate with pruritus in patients with cholestatic and metabolic liver diseases Abstract Background and Aims Pruritus is associated with multiple liver diseases, particularly those with cholestasis, but the mechanism remains incompletely understood.
Jun Xu +20 more
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