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Showing 1 to 20 of 23 for “"Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)"”.
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Statistical analysis of facial landmark data for optimisation of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome diagnosis
… statistical analysis of facial landmark used in Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) diagnosis. FAS is a clinical condition caused by excessive maternal consumption of alcohol during pregnancy. Diagnosis of FAS depends on evidence of growth retardation, CNS neurodevelopment abnormalities, and a …
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A Comparative Study of Selected Variables in Women Who Gave Birth to a Child with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome on a Plains Indian Reservation Between 1981 and 1992
… of women who had given birth to a child with fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS). The control mothers consisted of woman who had not given birth to a child with FAS on the same reservation. The hypotheses of this thesis were that mothers of children diagnosed with FAS have a higher incidence of …
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Behavioral Changes in Adult C57BL/6J Mice following Prenatal Exposure to Ethanol.
<p>Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) labels children with physical, mental and behavioral deficits exposed to alcohol <em>in utero</em>. Current research indicates that timing of alcohol exposure of the embryo/fetus is a critical determinant of the behavioral deficits associated with FAS. This study …
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Characterization of the facial phenotype associated with fetal alcohol syndrome using stereo-photogrammetry and geometric morphometrics
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) is a clinical condition caused by excessive pre-natal alcohol exposure and is regarded as a leading identifiable and preventable cause of mental retardation in the Western world. The highest prevalence of FAS was reported in the wine-growing regions of South Africa but …
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A field test of computer assisted instruction on fetal alcohol syndrome
… was to determine the changes in attitudes about alcohol among students attending a medical school in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex before and after the use of computer assisted instruction (CAI) on fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS). Data were collected on a group of 30 medical students. The group …
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Perspectives On Ethanol Toxicity In Medaka Embryogenesis And Possible Protection By Asian Ginseng (Panax Ginseng): Histological And Biochemical Analysis
Alcohol is recognized as a classic teratogen capable of inducing a wide range of developmental abnormalities. Alcohol consumption during pregnancy may produce permanent brain damage in the fetus and is associated with the development of a life-long behavioral, social, and cognitive disorder now …
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Novel Roles for the Tissue Plasminogen Activator System in the Development of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and the Regulation of Contextual Learning After Stress
… and behavior neurotoxic defects referred to as fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS). Since tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) has been implicated in mediating excitotoxic neurodegeneration we subjected neonatal WT and tPA<sup>-/-</sup> to an acute ethanol paradigm that serves as a model of FAS. We …
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An exploration of the experiences of and perceptions about access to antenatal care for rural women who consume alcohol during pregnancy in the Western Cape, South Africa
… Globally, 2,3 billion people currently drink alcohol. South Africans have risky alcohol consumption and binge drinking patterns compared to other African countries. Western Cape rural areas have the highest prevalence of high-risk drinkers. Women's alcohol use during pregnancy has severe …
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Neuroimaging study of prenatal alcohol exposure effects on structural and functional connectivity in children
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) describe the spectrum of cognitive, behavioural and neurological impairments associated with prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE). Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) and resting-state functional MRI (rs-fMRI) were used to assess effects of PAE on microstructural …
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Additional costs of FAS and PFAS learners in the classroom: An estimate for public primary schools in the Western Cape
… has the highest recorded prevalence rates of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) in the world. In the last decade rates of fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) and partial fetal alcohol syndrome (PFAS) prevalence of 68.0 - 89.2 per 1000 (May et al., 2007), 67.2 per 1000 (Urban et al., 2008), and …
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Neuroimaging and behavioral investigation of declarative memory in South African children prenatally exposed to alcohol
Prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) is associated with a range of physical, growth, and neurobehavioral deficits characteristic of individuals with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD). Although declarative memory impairment is a key feature of the neurocognitive profile of FASD, the mechanisms …
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Pattern recognition to detect fetal alchohol syndrome using stereo facial images
Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) is a condition which is caused by excessive consumption of alcohol by the mother during pregnancy. A FAS diagnosis depends on the presence of growth retardation, central nervous system and neurodevelopment abnormalities together with facial malformations. The main …
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Reconstruction of three-dimensional facial geometric features related to fetal alcohol syndrome using adult surrogates
Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) is a condition caused by prenatal alcohol exposure. The diagnosis of FAS is based on the presence of central nervous system impairments, evidence of growth abnormalities and abnormal facial features. Direct anthropometry has traditionally been used to obtain facial data …
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Case-control study of the association of use of health services by children with behavioural and developmental disorders with prenatal alcohol exposure
Background Prenatal alcohol exposure can result in a range of permanent birth defects known as Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD). Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS), which detrimentally affects the neurodevelopmental, physical, and social capabilities of children, is the most severe diagnosis on …
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Childhood behavioral and developmental disorders : association with maternal alcohol consumption and use of health services in Cape Town, South Africa
[Background] Prenatal alcohol exposure can result in a range of permanent birth defects known as Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD). Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS), which detrimentally affects the neurodevelopmental, physical, and social capabilities of children, is the most severe diagnosis on …
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Social cognition in South African children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
… profile of individuals with prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) has confirmed poorer social skills in these children compared to healthy controls, independent of overall cognitive functioning. However, although children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) are known to have …
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Tissue Parameter Mapping in Children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
Background: Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD), which are caused by prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE), affects people around the world. Certain communities in South Africa have among the highest reported incidences of fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) in the world. Although PAE-related brain …
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Attachment and Emotion Regulation in Adolescents with FAS-Dysmorphism
Children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) are frequently reported by caregivers and teachers to have difficulties in socio-emotional functioning. It has been suggested that deficits in emotion regulation underlie these deficits in socio-emotional functioning. Children with prenatal …
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Exploring the prevalence of developmental reading difficulties in Children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
… concerned with the teratogenic effects prenatal alcohol exposure has on the developing brain, this study investigated whether developmental reading difficulties are present in school-going children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD). Whereas the diagnostic facial anomalies associated …
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The impact of fetal alcohol syndrome on a child's classroom performance : a case study of a rural South African school
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) is the most severe of a spectrum of birth defects caused by a mother drinking alcohol whilst pregnant. Its manifestation in the Central Nervous System causes intellectual and behavioural abnormalities, which pose considerable challenges in the classroom. This case study …
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