Abstract The term 'Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD)'refers to the range of
disabilities that may result from prenatal alcohol exposure. This article reviews the effects of …

Children exposed to alcohol prenatally can experience significant deficits in cognitive and
psychosocial functioning as well as alterations in brain structure and function related to …

The detrimental effects of prenatal alcohol exposure on the developing brain include
structural brain anomalies as well as cognitive and behavioral deficits. Initial neuroimaging …

The brain is one of the major target organs of alcohol actions. Alcohol abuse can lead to
alterations in brain structure and functions and, in some cases, to neurodegeneration …

Since the identification of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome over 40 years ago, much has been
learned about the detrimental effects of prenatal alcohol exposure on the developing brain …

Alcohol consumption during pregnancy can produce a variety of central nervous system
(CNS) abnormalities in the offspring resulting in a broad spectrum of cognitive and …

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders constitute a major public health problem. This article
presents an overview of important issues that surround these disorders and emphasizes the …

One of the most severe consequences of maternal ethanol consumption is the damage to
the developing central nervous system, which is manifested by long‐term cognitive and …

Heavy prenatal alcohol exposure causes permanent structural alterations to the brain and
can lead to numerous cognitive and behavioral outcomes. Consistent with many of the …

Human and animal studies have clearly demonstrated that alcohol is both a physical and
behavioral teratogen and that heavy prenatal alcohol exposure can lead to a distinct pattern …