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Fetal alcohol syndrome: historical perspectives.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17224346     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS), the most severe manifestation of the adverse effects of alcohol on foetal development, was first described in the French medical literature by Lemoine et al. in 1968 [Les Gfants des parents alcholiques: anomalies observes a propos de 127 cas (The children of alchoholic parents: anomalies observed in 127 cases). Quert in Medicine 8, 476-482]. Five years later, Jones et al., 1973. Pattern of malformation in offspring of chronic alcholic mothers. Lancet 1, 1129-1267] were the first to delineate systematically the association between maternal alcohol abuse and a specific pattern of birth defects and to provide diagnostic criteria for this condition. Several diagnostic systems have since been developed with a view to capturing the wide spectrum of physical and behavioral anomalies resulting from prenatal alcohol exposure. The purpose of the current paper is to outline the evolution of FAS as a medical diagnosis.
Authors:
Faye Calhoun; Kenneth Warren
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Historical Article; Journal Article; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews     Volume:  31     ISSN:  0149-7634     ISO Abbreviation:  Neurosci Biobehav Rev     Publication Date:  2007  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2007-01-16     Completed Date:  2007-04-17     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7806090     Medline TA:  Neurosci Biobehav Rev     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  168-71     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institute of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA. fcalhoun@willco.niaaa.nih.gov
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Female
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome / diagnosis,  history*
History, 18th Century
History, 19th Century
History, 20th Century
History, 21st Century
Humans
Pregnancy

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