CBC.ca (Canada) - Extreme FASD could
mean rapist brothers not criminally responsible, say lawyers
Two young brothers
who randomly kidnapped and raped a grade 12 student are both
suffering from such severe cases of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
(FASD) their lawyers say they may not be criminally responsible for
their actions.
Medscape - Low
Prenatal Alcohol Exposure Affects Facial Development
Prenatal alcohol
exposure (PAE), even at low levels, is consistently associated with
differences in craniofacial shape among affected children, a new
study shows. Differences resemble midfacial abnormalities associated
with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD).
The Good Men
Project - How Do You Get Through to a Child Who Doesn’t Think
Logically?
We used to think
that carrying a piece of drywall around with us so we could bang our
head into it every time we had to re-explain something to our kid, or
try to reason with him, was the ticket. And then, we discovered a
better way to connect.
Romper - What
Does It Mean If You Crave Alcohol While Pregnant? Science Can Explain
Those Beer Cravings
Cravings are
weird. There are times when you can pretty much set a clock by them,
like "three days before my period, I will singlehandedly empty
my kitchen of food." But in pregnancy it's different, and so are
the cravings. What does it mean if you crave alcohol while pregnant?
Simon Fraser
University - PhD research praises B.C. program treating indigenous
youth living with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
Billie Joe Rogers
has devoted the past five years to completing her PhD thesis, which
evaluates a B.C. provincial program to support indigenous youth
living with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) and involved in
the juvenile justice system.
The Prevention
Conversation - THERE IS NO RISK-FREE LEVEL OF ALCOHOL USE DURING
PREGNANCY
By writing that
studies are “ambiguous” in “Five myths about pregnancy”
[Outlook, May 14], Amy Tuteur framed the issue of a safe level of
alcohol use during pregnancy as an ongoing debate between opposing
sides, each with scientific validity.
VIDEOS and
MATERIALS
Clinical Eye
Openers - Diagnosis of the Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Eminent
Presentation by Professor Kenneth L. Jones, Department of Pediatrics,
Dysmorphology Program, University of California at San Diego, USA -
Published in Clinical Eye Openers site(http://ceo.medword.net).
Queensland Family
and Child Commission - Understanding Fetal Alcohol Spectrum
Disorder
FASD learning
forum presentation by Anne Russell, Founder and Executive Officer
Russell Family Fetal Alcohol Disorders Association.
Queensland Family
and Child Commission - Raising a child with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum
Disorder
Phillip Barrett,
parent and carer, talks about raising a child with Fetal Alcohol
Spectrum Disorder.
Shoma Mittra -
Baby Steps Episode 2 Change is Coming
RESEARCH
Acta
Neuropathologica Communications - PLGF, a placental marker of
fetal brain defects after in utero alcohol exposure
Most children with
in utero alcohol exposure do not exhibit all features of fetal
alcohol syndrome (FAS), and a challenge for clinicians is to make an
early diagnosis of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) to avoid
lost opportunities for care.
Read more
Journal of
Addictions Nursing - Educational Opportunities for Fetal Alcohol
Spectrum Disorder Prevention
Drug and Alcohol
Dependence - Who is most affected by prenatal alcohol exposure:
Boys or girls?
Boys and girls had
mostly similar outcomes when prenatal alcohol exposure was linked to
poor physical and neurocognitive development. Nevertheless, sex
ratios implicate lower viability and survival of males by first
grade, and girls have more dysmorphology and neurocognitive
impairment than boys resulting in a higher probability of a FASD
diagnosis.
JAMA Pediatrics -
Prenatal Alcohol Exposure - No Safe Amount
Prenatal alcohol
exposure is important for every mother to consider. Many women know
that it is important to avoid alcohol during the first trimester of
pregnancy, but there are some myths that suggest that drinking a
small amount of alcohol in the second or third trimester is okay.
Laurentian
University - Living with a sibling diagnosed with fetal alcohol
spectrum disorder
The following
document is a two-paper manuscript-based thesis investigating the
experiences of siblings of individuals with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum
Disorder (FASD). According to the sibling literature, individuals are
impacted by living with a brother or sister with a disability, but,
much of the research has focused on siblings of individuals with
Autism, Down Syndrome, or developmental disability in general.
The Canadian
Journal of Psychiatry - The Psychiatric Morbidity of Women Who
Give Birth to Children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD):
Results of the Manitoba Mothers and FASD Study
To investigate
differences in physician-diagnosed psychiatric disorders between
women who gave birth to children with a fetal alcohol spectrum
disorder (FASD) diagnosis (study group) compared to women who gave
birth to children without FASD (comparison group).
NeuroToxicology -
Retinoic acid prevents synaptic deficiencies induced by alcohol
exposure during gastrulation in zebrafish embryos
In this study, we
examined the effects of alcohol exposure during gastrulation on
zebrafish embryos, specifically focusing on excitatory synaptic
activity associated with neurons (Mauthner cells) that are born
during gastrulation.
The Neuroscientist
- Ethanol and the Developing Brain: Inhibition of Neuronal
Activity and Neuroapoptosis
Ethanol induces
massive neuroapoptosis in the developing brain. One of the main
hypotheses that has been put forward to explain the deleterious
actions of ethanol in the immature brain involves an inhibition of
neuronal activity.
JAMA Pediatrics -
Association Between Prenatal Alcohol Exposure and Craniofacial
Shape of Children at 12 Months of Age
Any alcohol
consumption has consequences on craniofacial development, supporting
advice that complete abstinence from alcohol while pregnant is the
safest option; it remains unclear whether the facial differences are
associated neurocognitive outcomes of prenatal alcohol exposure.
JAMA Pediatrics -
New Opportunities for Evidence in Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
The simultaneous
occurrence of 3 facial features (small palpebral fissures, a smooth
philtrum, and a thin upper lip), assessed clinically, is currently
required to diagnose fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS); the simultaneous
occurrence of 2 of the 3 features is required to diagnose partial
FAS.
Journal of Family
Nursing - A Grounded Theory of Mothering in the Early Years for
Women Recovering From Substance Use
Women in recovery
from addiction experience significant sociostructural barriers to
reestablishing self, family, and home after having a baby.
Nordic Studies on
Alcohol and Drugs - Self-reported health, use of alcohol and
illicit drugs, and criminality among adults with foetal alcohol
syndrome
To investigate
self-reported physical and psychiatric problems, use of alcohol and
illicit drugs, as well as conviction, and being a victim, of crime in
adults with foetal alcohol syndrome (FAS).
Alcohol and
Alcoholism - Systematic Review of Guidelines on Managing Patients
with Harmful Use of Alcohol in Primary Healthcare Settings
All 17 guidelines
recommended screening and brief interventions due to its associated
health and financial benefits. Policy makers are highly encouraged to
integrate these practices into primary healthcare settings taking the
drinking status, culture and resources into account.
PAHO - Actual
and predicted prevalence of alcohol consumption during pregnancy in
Latin America and the Caribbean: systematic literature review and
meta-analysis
Behavioural Brain
Research - SEX-SPECIFIC EFFECTS OF DEVELOPMENTAL ALCOHOL EXPOSURE
ON COCAINE-INDUCED PLACE PREFERNCE IN ADULTHOOD
Fetal Alcohol
Syndrome (FAS) is associated with high rates of drug addiction in
adulthood. One possible basis for increased drug use in this
population is altered sensitivity to drug-associated contexts.
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