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FETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDER [2 records]

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Record 1 2026-03-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Pregnancy
  • Drugs and Drug Addiction
CONT

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) describes a spectrum or range of clinical conditions associated with prenatal alcohol exposure. Three subtypes within the disorder are: 1. fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) with full facial dysmorphology; 2. partial fetal alcohol syndrome (PFAS) with some facial dysmorphology; and 3. alcohol related neurodevelopmental disorder (ARND) with little or no facial dysmorphology.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Grossesse
  • Drogues et toxicomanie
CONT

La consommation d'alcool pendant la grossesse est une cause établie du trouble du spectre de l'alcoolisation fœtale (TSAF), soit l'un des résultats potentiels les plus débilitants de l'exposition prénatale à l'alcool. [...] le TSAF comprend les trois diagnostics suivants liés à l'alcool : le syndrome d'alcoolisation fœtale (SAF), le syndrome d'alcoolisation fœtale partiel (SAFp) et le trouble neurologique du développement lié à l'alcool (TNDLA) [...]

OBS

ensemble des troubles causés par l'alcoolisation fœtale : Bien que le terme «ensemble des troubles causés par l'alcoolisation fœtale» soit encore employé, le terme «trouble du spectre de l'alcoolisation fœtale» semble être le terme le plus fréquemment employé par les spécialistes pour désigner la notion.

Spanish

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Record 2 2017-12-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Monographs
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Pregnancy
  • Drugs and Drug Addiction
OBS

Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, 2004.

Key term(s)
  • Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: Knowledge and Attitudes of Health Care Professionals About Foetal Alcohol Syndrome - Results of a National Survey
  • Knowledge and Attitudes of Health Care Professionals About Fetal Alcohol Syndrome - Results of a National Survey
  • Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
  • Knowledge and Attitudes of Health Care Professionals About Foetal Alcohol Syndrome - Results of a National Survey
  • Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de monographies
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Grossesse
  • Drogues et toxicomanie
Key term(s)
  • Connaissances et attitudes des professionnels des soins de la santé en matière de syndrome d'alcoolisation foœale - résultats d'une enquête nationale
  • Ensemble des troubles causés par l'alcoolisation fœtale

Spanish

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