Brain and Physical Involvement with FASD
Alcohol is a teratogen that can significantly affect brain and physical development, depending on the timing and dosing of exposure in utero. Learn more here about how the brain and body develop in response to alcohol exposure.
Brain Involvement with FASD
Neurobehavioral outcomes of FASD
Understanding FASD: Alcohol Effects on the Brain (FASD Outreach)
Brain imaging reveals structural deficits (Duke University)
Fetal alcohol exposure and the brain (NIAAA)
FASD is a brain-based disorder
FASD: An epidemic of brain damage
FASD impacts brain development throughout childhood and adolescence, not just birth
How alcohol affects the baby’s brain (NPAIHB)
Fetal alcohol exposure affects brain structure in children
Effects of prenatal alcohol exposure on child development (NIAAA)
Effects of prenatal alcohol exposure on cognitive functioning (student thesis)
Central nervous system abnormalities associated with FAS (CDC)
The implications of neuroplasticity for a brain affected by FASD
Congenital heart defects and FASD (abstract)
FASD heart defects maybe caused by altered function, not structure
Type and frequency of cardiac defects in emybrofetal alcohol syndrome. Report of 16 cases
Ophthalmic involvement in the FAS: Clinical and animal studies
Children with FASD show an amblyopia-like pattern of vision deficit (abstract)
The body-behavior connection--A first hand perspective about FASD
Saccadic eye movements
Rasmussen, POPFASD
Physical Involvement with FASD
Biological effects of alcohol on the developing embryo and fetus
Dr. Wargowski
Development Related to Brain Injury
Understanding FASD Dysmaturity (FAS Arizona)
Language impairments in children with FASDs (abstract)
Early signs of FASD: Infant to adulthood
Won't or Can't (Teresa Kellerman's review of Diane Malbin's work)
FAS and inappropriate sexual behavior (Teresa Kellerman's review of Dr. Ann Streissguth's work)
Abnormal eating behaviors are common with children with FASD
Communication: Language and behavior
Sarah Dowling, POPFASD
Dysmaturity
POPFASD
Genetics and FASD
Genetic polymorphisms: Impact on the risk of FASD (abstract)
Possible genetic risk for fetal alcohol disorders (Science Daily)
Uncovering the genetics behind FASD (Science Daily)
Diagnosing FAS: New insights from newer genetic technologies (Douzgou et al.)
Genetic predisposing factors in FASD (IHE, Canada)
Gene expression and sleep disturbances in FASD
Canadian researchers uncover the genetic effects of FASD (CBC)
Alcohol exposure compared to other drugs
Sleep health issues for children with FASD: Clinical considerations
Inappropriate feeding behaviors and dietary intakes for children with FASD
Abnormal eating behaviors are common in children with FASD
Life expectancy of people with fetal alcohol syndrome
FASD and brain function: A short description of FASD
Dr. Sterling Clarren