Medscape (Canada)
- New Guideline: Diagnosis of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
A new Canadian
guideline for diagnosing fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD)
updates recommendations last issued in 2005 and is specifically
designed for multidisciplinary diagnostic teams.
Communitycare.co.uk
(UK) - MPs call for urgent action on foetal alcohol spectrum
disorder
MPs have
highlighted the prevalence of children with foetal alcohol spectrum
disorder in the adoption system and called for better training for
social workers on the issue.
3News NZ (New
Zealand) - Govt seeks ways to deal with fetal alcohol spectrum
disorder
The government is
looking for ways to deal with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD)
and wants public input. It's caused by pregnant women drinking
alcohol and Associate Health Minister Peter Dunne says an estimated
570 children are born with FASD each year.
KTUU.com (USA) -
Alaska children with fetal alcohol disorders become eligible for
special education
The board also
agreed to allow advanced nurse practitioners -- not just doctors --
to diagnose fetal alcohol spectrum disorders.
Hong Kong Standard
(Hong Kong) - Warning labels needed on booze, say doctors
Health warning
labels on alcoholic drinks should be required to lower deaths from
booze-related disease and accidents, the Hong Kong Medical
Association urged yesterday.
Buffalo News - UB
Researcher: No level of alcohol is safe during pregnancy
The American
Academy of Pediatrics announced new recommendations this fall that
encourage women who are pregnant to refrain from drinking any alcohol
or face a greater prospect of giving birth to a child with mental,
behavioral or physical disabilities.
MATERIALS
POPFASD –
FASDcasts
Using web casting
technology, POPFASD is able to deliver flexible FASD worjshops to any
school site.
Government of
Saskatchewan - Planning for Students with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum
Disorder
This document is
intended to assist educators in meeting the needs of students who are
affected by prenatal alcohol exposure. Across Saskatchewan, school
personnel have been working to find the best approaches for meeting
the needs of all students. This document is provided to assist them
in this process.
CMAJBlogs -
[Podcasts] Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder guideline + recording
physician-assisted dying on death certificate
Diagnosis of fetal
alcohol spectrum disorder is essential to improve outcomes for
affected individuals and families, and to inform pre-pregnancy
counselling to prevent future cases.
RESEARCH
Neuroscience -
Prenatal binge-like alcohol exposure alters brain and systemic
responses to reach sodium and water balance
The aim of the
present work is to analyze how prenatal binge-like ethanol exposure
to a moderate dose (2.0 g/kg; group Pre-EtOH) during gestational days
(GD) 17–20 affects hydroelectrolyte regulatory responses.
Neuroreport -
Effects of binge ethanol exposure during first-trimester
equivalent on corticothalamic neurons in Swiss Webster outbred mice
Fetal alcohol
spectrum disorders range in severity depending on the amount, timing,
and frequency of alcohol exposure. Regardless of severity,
sensorimotor defects are commonly reported.
EXCLI Journal -
Protective role of taurine in developing offspring affected by
maternal alcohol consumption
Maternal alcohol
consumption is known to affect offspring growth and development,
including growth deficits, physical anomalies, impaired brain
functions and behavioral disturbances.
JMIR Research
Protocols - Guided internet-based parent training for challenging
behavior in children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (Strongest
Families FASD): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Fetal alcohol
spectrum disorder (FASD) is a term used to encompass the full range
of neurobehavioral and cognitive dysfunction that may occur as a
consequence of prenatal alcohol exposure. There is relatively little
research on intervention strategies that specifically target the
behavioral problems of children with FASD.
IN OTHER
LANGUAGES
Quotidiano Sanità
(Italy) - Prevenzione e diagnosi della sindrome feto-alcolica. Le
nuove Linee guida canadesi
Bambini e adulti
che hanno avuto un’esposizione prenatale ad alcol e che presentano
disturbi dello sviluppo neurologico e/o dismorfismi facciali
specifici, dovrebbero essere indirizzati verso controlli per una
possibile diagnosi di un disturbo della sindrome feto-alcolica.
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