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Tobacco and Lead Exposures and ADHD
The independent and joint effects of prenatal tobacco and childhood lead exposures on ADHD in a national sample of US children were studied by researchers at Cincinnatti Children's Hospital, OH; British Columbia Children's Hospital, Vancouver, Canada ...
J Gordon Millichap
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Reduced expression of brain cannabinoid receptor 1 (Cnr1) is coupled with an increased complementary micro-RNA (miR-26b) in a mouse model of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Prenatal alcohol exposure is known to result in fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, a continuum of physiological, behavioural, and cognitive phenotypes that include increased risk for anxiety and learning-associated disorders.
Benjamin I Laufer +3 more
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Microglia, the immune cells of the brain, are important and necessary for appropriate neural development; however, activation of microglia, concomitant with increased levels of secreted immune molecules during brain development, can leave the brain ...
Laurne S. Terasaki, Jaclyn M. Schwarz
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Reductions in brain volumes represent a neurobiological signature of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD). Less clear is how regional brain tissue reductions differ after normalizing for brain size differences linked with FASD and whether these ...
E.M. Meintjes +9 more
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Psychiatric conditions associated with prenatal alcohol exposure [PDF]
AbstractSince the identification of fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) over 35 years ago, mounting evidence about the impact of maternal alcohol consumption during pregnancy has prompted increased attention to the link between prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) and a constellation of developmental disabilities that are characterized by physical, cognitive, and ...
Mary J, O'Connor, Blair, Paley
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Patterns of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure and Alcohol‐Related Dysmorphic Features [PDF]
BackgroundIn animal models, it is possible to induce different alcohol‐related dysmorphic abnormalities based on the timing of prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE). Our objective was to assess whether patterns of PAE differentially predict alcohol‐related dysmorphic features in 415 infants.MethodsWe analyzed a prospective pregnancy cohort in western Ukraine
Bandoli, Gretchen +8 more
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Background:The objective of the study was evaluation of sensory integration therapy effectiveness in children after prenatal exposure to alcohol, on the example of equilibrium processes. Material and methods: The study was conducted in 2012 at the Centre
Jacek Wilczyński +2 more
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Parental Substance Abuse As an Early Traumatic Event. Preliminary Findings on Neuropsychological and Personality Functioning in Young Drug Addicts Exposed to Drugs Early. [PDF]
open5noParental substance use is a major risk factor for child development, heightening the risk of drug problems in adolescence and young adulthood, and exposing offspring to several types of traumatic events.
Afifi +187 more
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Neurobehavioral Disorder Associated With Prenatal Alcohol Exposure [PDF]
Children and adolescents affected by prenatal exposure to alcohol who have brain damage that is manifested in functional impairments of neurocognition, self-regulation, and adaptive functioning may most appropriately be diagnosed with neurobehavioral disorder associated with prenatal exposure.
Joseph F, Hagan +12 more
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Prenatal alcohol exposure affects the cardiovascular health of the offspring. Epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) may be a protective agent against it, but no data are available regarding its impact on cardiac dysfunction.
Vicente Andreu-Fernández +10 more
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