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    Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) occurs when a pregnant mother consumes alcohol, as ethanol can pass through the umbilical cord to the fetus. It causes intellectual disability and characteristic physical abnormalities in the fetus. Ethanol interferes with cell division, proliferation, growth, and differentiation in the developing brain and body of the fetus. Symptoms may include growth retardation, facial deformities, limb abnormalities, heart defects, and trouble with movement and balance. Diagnosis is based on the characteristic symptoms and reported maternal alcohol consumption, as there is no specific medical test. The brain damage caused by FAS is permanent, so treatment focuses on managing symptoms through educational and behavioral programs as well as anti-seizure medications.

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    Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) occurs when a pregnant mother consumes alcohol, as ethanol can pass through the umbilical cord to the fetus. It causes intellectual disability and characteristic physical abnormalities in the fetus. Ethanol interferes with cell division, proliferation, growth, and differentiation in the developing brain and body of the fetus. Symptoms may include growth retardation, facial deformities, limb abnormalities, heart defects, and trouble with movement and balance. Diagnosis is based on the characteristic symptoms and reported maternal alcohol consumption, as there is no specific medical test. The brain damage caused by FAS is permanent, so treatment focuses on managing symptoms through educational and behavioral programs as well as anti-seizure medications.

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    Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

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    Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) occurs when a pregnant mother consumes alcohol, as ethanol can pass through the umbilical cord to the fetus. It causes intellectual disability and characteristic physical abnormalities in the fetus. Ethanol interferes with cell division, proliferation, growth, and differentiation in the developing brain and body of the fetus. Symptoms may include growth retardation, facial deformities, limb abnormalities, heart defects, and trouble with movement and balance. Diagnosis is based on the characteristic symptoms and reported maternal alcohol consumption, as there is no specific medical test. The brain damage caused by FAS is permanent, so treatment focuses on managing symptoms through educational and behavioral programs as well as anti-seizure medications.

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    Cause
    of :

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    ( as
    Disability
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    Physical .

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    proliferation
    Cell
    growth
    -

    o NO ENZYME
    Nutrients To METABOUZE

    ETHANOL /
    -

    Differentiation -

    ACETALDEHYDE
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    Alcohol induced
    -
    Brain
    Damage
    -

    Partial or
    Complete Agenesis of Corpus Callosum .

    frontal Cortese
    Affects
    &
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    Hippocampus .

    I,
    Memory
    * Communication

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    Also came Cerebellar
    Hypoplasia .

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    Trouble in movement & Balance .

    Symptoms :
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    ii. Growth Retardation


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    ( as facial deformities ( small Palpebral fissure )

    as limb dislocation .

    Hi Heart
    Defects .

    Diagnosis :

    . No
    specific blood Test 1 Brain scan

    Only characters his Symptoms . Mother Alcohol Consumption


    .
    Treatment :

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    Brain
    Damage ( Permanent )
    . So
    only Management of symptoms
    via : Educational Programs
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    (b) Behavioral
    Interventions

    •
    Anti -
    Seizure Medications .

    ② Med Notes (med notes in) .

    * Revision Notes med notes site


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