Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

Question 1

Symptoms

Answer 1

withdrawal symptoms including: irritability, tremors, apnea, hypertonia, hypersensitivity to sensory stimuli, seizures

withdrawal symptoms manifest within first 24 hrs after birth, dissipates within 1 week
–treatment avoidance of sensory overload and use of phenobarbital for seizures

Question 2

FAS

Answer 2

alcohol rapidly crosses the blood brain barrier of the fetus and there is a dose-dependent relationship betwn maternal alcohol intake in the first trimester of pregnancy

FAS = most recognized outcome of prenatal alcohol exposure

associated with adverse effects on placental development and function

m/c cause of intellectual disability in the world characterized by: growth deficiency, cardiac defects, and CNS disturbances (microcephaly, dysmorphology)

adverse effect on neuroendocrine functions, ocular and opthalamic

Question 3

Characteristics

Answer 3

pre and postnatal growth retardation
craniofacial anomalies
CNS dysfunction such as intellectual disability and behavior problems

Question 4

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)

Answer 4

non-diagnostic umbrella term that describes range of affects including FAS