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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome : a lifelong Challenge

Spohr, Hans-Ludwig,

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome : a lifelong Challenge [E-Book] - 1 online resource (308 pages)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Frontmatter -- Preface / Contents -- List of authors -- Part I: The fetal alcohol syndrome and its diagnosis -- 1. The syndrome -- 2. Diagnosis of fetal alcohol syndrome -- 3. The 4-Digit Diagnostic Code -- 4. Neuropsychological aspects of fetal alcohol syndrome / 5. Diagnostic characteristics across lifespan -- 6. Comorbid disorders and differential diagnosis of FAS -- Part II: Scientific basis of the fetal alcohol syndrome -- 7. Epidemiology -- 8. Teratogenic effects of alcohol -- 9. Effects of prenatal exposure to nicotine or illegal substances -- 10. Biomarker for the detection of maternal alcohol use during pregnancy -- 11. Neuropathological aspects and pathogenesis of FASD -- 12. Genetic and epigenetic aspects of fetal alcohol syndrome -- Part III: The fetal alcohol syndrome in adulthood -- 13. Fetal alcohol syndrome in adults ("FAS adult") -- 14. Diagnosing Fetal alcohol syndrome in adulthood -- Part IV: Intervention, prevention, and social law issues -- 15. Treatment and intervention programs -- 16. Prevention of FAS and FASD / 17. Awareness and support of persons with FAS in other European countries: governmental policy and social law -- Part V: Life stories -- M.; born in 2009 (m); fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS); January 2013 -- Part VI: Appendix -- A. Residential communities and assisted individual housing for adults with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) and behavioural disorders -- Index. Spohr, H.-L. -- Noort, Betteke Maria van -- Siedentopf, Jan-Peter / Nagel, Manuela --

The harmful consequences of alcoholism for the unborn child are still largely unknown. This book presents a detailed description of fetal alcohol syndrome as well as fetal alcohol spectrum disorders with respect to their clinical presentation, diagnosis, epidemiology, and pathogenesis. It also includes detailed considerations of underlying psychopathology, prevention, and therapy as well as the social consequences and impacts to patients.


In English.

9783110436563 3110436566 9783110436570 3110436574

10.1515/9783110436563 doi


Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders.
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders.

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