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Preferred term

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Entry terms

  • FASD
  • FASDs
  • Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder

Scope note

  • An umbrella term used to describe a pattern of disabilities and abnormalities that result from fetal exposure to ETHANOL during pregnancy. It encompasses a phenotypic range that can vary greatly between individuals, but reliably includes one or more of the following: characteristic facial dysmorphism, FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION, central nervous system abnormalities, cognitive and/or behavioral dysfunction, BIRTH DEFECTS. The level of maternal alcohol consumption does not necessarily correlate directly with disease severity.

History note

  • 2014

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URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D063647

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