| Fetal alcohol syndrome. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 7264859 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Significant alcohol ingestion during pregnancy can cause a spectrum of malformation of various degrees of severity in offspring. The full expression of "fetal alcohol syndrome" includes reduced growth, facial anomalies, and mental retardation. Affected infants are usually of near-term gestation, but small in weight and length. They continue to exhibit decreased growth postnatally. Mental retardation appears to be related to the degree of dysmorphic severity of appearance. It is primarily caused by central nervous system pathology rather than social environment. The most prevalent ophthalmologic finding in our series of a short horizontal palpebral fissure appears to be due primarily to a marked increased in intercanthal distances between the medial canthi (primary telecanthus) and to less extent mild displacement of the lateral canthi. Ptosis, often asymmetric, was noted in a number of patients. Comitant convergent strabismus was present in about 50% of our cases; a few had amblyopia. An important observation was the frequent and often high degree of myopia in these children. Low-incidence anomalies include corneal opacities (Peters anomaly in one), cataract, tortuosity of retinal vessels, and long eyelashes. Our findings plus many observations in the literature establish that children with fetal alcohol syndrome are at considerable risk for a variety of eye problems. |
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Authors:
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M Miller; J Israel; J Cuttone |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus Volume: 18 ISSN: 0191-3913 ISO Abbreviation: J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus Publication Date: 1981 Jul-Aug |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1981-10-25 Completed Date: 1981-10-25 Revised Date: 2007-11-14 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7901143 Medline TA: J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus Country: UNITED STATES |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 6-15 Citation Subset: IM |
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| MeSH Terms | |
Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Child Child, Preschool Diseases in Twins Eye Diseases / etiology* Eyelids / abnormalities* Female Fetal Alcohol Syndrome / complications* Humans Infant Infant, Newborn Male Myopia / etiology Pregnancy Strabismus / etiology |
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ID/Acronym/Agency:
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DE-02872/DE/NIDCR NIH HHS; EY1792/EY/NEI NIH HHS |
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