Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
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.
Year introduced: 2014
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Tree Number(s): C12.050.703.277.220, C16.300.070, C25.775.100.087.323
MeSH Unique ID: D063647
Entry Terms:
- FASD
- FASDs
- Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
- Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
- Syndrome, Fetal Alcohol
- Alcohol Related Neurodevelopmental Disorder
- FAE (Fetal Alcohol Effects)
- FAEs (Fetal Alcohol Effects)
- Growth Retardation, Facial Abnormalities, and Central Nervous System Dysfunction
- Partial Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
- Alcohol-Related Birth Defects
- Alcohol Related Birth Defects
- Birth Defects, Alcohol-Related
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