Heavy prenatal alcohol exposure can cause alterations to the developing brain. The
resulting neurobehavioral deficits seen following this exposure are wide-ranging and …

Researching the epidemiology and estimating the prevalence of fetal alcohol syndrome
(FAS) and other fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) for mainstream populations …

OBJECTIVES: To determine the prevalence and characteristics of fetal alcohol spectrum
disorders (FASD) among first grade students (6-to 7-year-olds) in a representative …

Children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) exhibit cognitive, neuropsychological
and behavioral problems, and numerous secondary disabilities including depression and …

While there exists a large body of literature on cognitive functions in children with prenatal
alcohol exposure, it remains undetermined if these children exhibit a unique profile of …

An extensive body of literature has documented executive function (EF) impairments in
children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD); however, few studies have aimed …

Objective: To determine the population-based epidemiology of fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS)
and other fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) in towns representative of the general …

Issues. The lack of consensus about whether low to moderate levels of prenatal alcohol
exposure are a risk factor for fetal development has generated considerable debate about …

Alcohol consumption during pregnancy and lactation is a widespread preventable cause of
neurodevelopmental impairment in newborns. While the harmful effects of gestational …

Individuals with heavy prenatal alcohol exposure can experience significant deficits in
cognitive and psychosocial functioning and alterations in brain structure that persist into …