Treatment and care of women with epilepsy before, during, and after pregnancy: a practical guide

B Nucera, F Brigo, E Trinka… - Therapeutic advances in …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Women with epilepsy (WWE) wishing for a child represent a highly relevant subgroup of
epilepsy patients. The treating epileptologist needs to delineate the epilepsy syndrome and …

Epigenetic signaling in psychiatric disorders

CJ Peña, RC Bagot, B Labonté, EJ Nestler - Journal of molecular biology, 2014 - Elsevier
Psychiatric disorders are complex multifactorial illnesses involving chronic alterations in
neural circuit structure and function. While genetic factors are important in the etiology of …

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders: Genetic and epigenetic mechanisms

N Kaminen‐Ahola - Prenatal diagnosis, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) are a consequence of prenatal alcohol exposure
(PAE). The etiology of the complex FASD phenotype with growth deficit, birth defects, and …

Effects of nutrition and gestational alcohol consumption on fetal growth and development

VD Naik, J Lee, G Wu, S Washburn… - Nutrition …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Fetal alcohol exposure can lead to a range of developmental disorders, including impaired
fetal growth and development of multiple organ systems. These disorders are grouped …

Long-lasting alterations to DNA methylation and ncRNAs could underlie the effects of fetal alcohol exposure in mice

BI Laufer, K Mantha, ML Kleiber… - Disease models & …, 2013 - journals.biologists.com
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs) are characterized by life-long changes in gene
expression, neurodevelopment and behavior. What mechanisms initiate and maintain these …

Associative DNA methylation changes in children with prenatal alcohol exposure

BI Laufer, J Kapalanga, CA Castellani, EJ Diehl… - …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Aim: Prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) can cause fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD).
Previously, we assessed PAE in brain tissue from mouse models, however whether these …

Autism spectrum disorder and fetal alcohol spectrum disorder: a literature review

B Carpita, L Migli, I Chiarantini, S Battaglini… - Brain Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) are a group of conditions associated with the
effects of prenatal alcohol exposure and characterized by somatic and neuropsychological …

Dietary intake, nutrition, and fetal alcohol spectrum disorders in the Western Cape Province of South Africa

PA May, KJ Hamrick, KD Corbin, JM Hasken… - Reproductive …, 2014 - Elsevier
In this study, we describe the nutritional status of women from a South African community
with very high rates of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD). Nutrient intake (24-h recall) …

Zebrafish retinal defects induced by ethanol exposure are rescued by retinoic acid and folic acid supplement

P Muralidharan, S Sarmah, JA Marrs - Alcohol, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) is caused by prenatal alcohol exposure,
producing craniofacial, sensory, motor, and cognitive defects. FASD is highly prevalent in …

The role of maternal choline, folate and one‐carbon metabolism in mediating the impact of prenatal alcohol exposure on placental and fetal development

SE Steane, JSM Cuffe, KM Moritz - The Journal of Physiology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Prenatal alcohol consumption (PAE) may be associated with a broad spectrum of impacts,
ranging from no overt effects, to miscarriage, fetal growth restriction and fetal alcohol …