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NEURO-BEHAVIOURAL DISORDER ASSOCIATED PRENATAL ALCOHOL EXPOSURE [1 record]

Record 1 2018-09-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mental Disorders
  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Nervous System
  • Drugs and Drug Addiction
CONT

Neurobehavioral disorder associated with prenatal alcohol exposure (ND-PAE) is a new clarifying term intended to encompass the full range of developmental disabilities associated with exposure to alcohol in utero. The current diagnostic guidelines allow ND-PAE to be diagnosed both in the absence and in the presence of the physical effects of prenatal alcohol exposure (e.g., facial dysmorphology required for a diagnosis of fetal alcohol syndrome).

Key term(s)
  • neurobehavioural disorder associated with prenatal alcohol exposure
  • neuro-behavioral disorder associated with prenatal alcohol exposure
  • neuro-behavioural disorder associated with prenatal alcohol exposure

French

Domaine(s)
  • Troubles mentaux
  • Psychologie cognitive
  • Système nerveux
  • Drogues et toxicomanie
CONT

Le trouble neurocomportemental associé à l'exposition prénatale à l'alcool (TN-EPA) est une nouvelle appellation plus claire, destinée à englober l'éventail complet des incapacités développementales associées à l'exposition à l'alcool in utero. Les règles diagnostiques actuelles permettent de diagnostiquer le TN-EPA que ce soit en l'absence ou en la présence de manifestations physiques de l'exposition prénatale à l'alcool (p. ex. dysmorphie faciale requise pour un diagnostic de syndrome d'alcoolisation fœtale).

Key term(s)
  • trouble neuro-comportemental associé à l'exposition prénatale à l'alcool

Spanish

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