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Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders ( FASDs) are a group of conditions that can occur in a person who is exposed to alcohol during gestation. [ 1] FASD affects 1 in 20 Americans, but is highly mis- and under-diagnosed. [ 9] The several forms of the condition (in order of most severe to least severe) are: fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS), partial fetal ...
The Broken Cord, which won the 1989 National Book Critics Circle Award for General Nonfiction, was about dealing with his adopted son, who had fetal alcohol syndrome, and the widespread damage among children born with this problem. The work helped provoke Congress to approve legislation to warn of the dangers of drinking alcohol during ...
He’d previously diagnosed some children with similar abnormalities with fetal alcohol syndrome, even though their mothers denied drinking while pregnant. facial photographs of Individuals 1-6 (A ...
The National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (NOFAS) is a non-profit public health charitable organization focused on the issue of fetal alcohol syndrome and fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD). NOFAS was founded in 1990 and advocates for improved public policy for people affected by FASD, provides resources for people living with ...
Pierre Robin sequence [a] (/ p j ɛər r ɔː ˈ b æ̃ /; [3] abbreviated PRS) is a congenital defect observed in humans which is characterized by facial abnormalities.The three main features are micrognathia (abnormally small mandible), which causes glossoptosis (downwardly displaced or retracted tongue), which in turn causes breathing problems due to obstruction of the upper airway.
Williams syndrome ( WS ), also Williams–Beuren syndrome ( WBS ), is a genetic disorder that affects many parts of the body. [ 2] Facial features frequently include a broad forehead, underdeveloped chin, short nose, and full cheeks. [ 2] Mild to moderate intellectual disability is observed in people with WS, with particular challenges with ...
Seattle, Washington. Occupation (s) pediatrician, dysmorphologist. Known for. describing fetal alcohol syndrome. Notable work. Recognizable Patterns of Human Malformation. David Weyhe Smith (September 24, 1926 – January 23, 1981) was an American pediatrician and dysmorphologist, best known for his pioneering book Recognizable Patterns of ...
Sterling K. Clarren is one of the world's leading researchers into fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD), an umbrella term encompassing fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS), alcohol-related neurodevelopmental disorder, static encephalopathy:alcohol exposed and prenatal alcohol exposed. He was the Robert A. Aldrich Professor of Pediatrics at the ...