Fetal Alcohol Syndrome : : A lifelong Challenge /

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome : : A lifelong Challenge / / Hans-Ludwig Spohr.

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The harmful consequences of alcoholism for the unborn child are still largely unknown. This book presents a detailed description of fetal alcohol syndrome as well as fetal alcohol spectrum disorders with respect to their clinical presentation, diagnosis, epidemiology, and pathogenesis. It also inclu...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus eBook-Package 2018
VerfasserIn:
Spohr, Hans-Ludwig,
TeilnehmendeR:
Becker, Gela.
Nagel, Manuela.
Siedentopf, Jan-Peter.
Wolter, Heike.
van Noort, Betteke Maria.
MitwirkendeR:
Nagel, Manuela,
Noort, Betteke Maria van,
Siedentopf, Jan-Peter,
Spohr, H.-L.,
Place / Publishing House:Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2018]
©2018
Year of Publication:2018
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (294 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • List of authors
  • Part I: The fetal alcohol syndrome and its diagnosis
  • 1. The syndrome
  • 2. Diagnosis of fetal alcohol syndrome
  • 3. The 4-Digit Diagnostic Code
  • 4. Neuropsychological aspects of fetal alcohol syndrome
  • 5. Diagnostic characteristics across lifespan
  • 6. Comorbid disorders and differential diagnosis of FAS
  • Part II: Scientific basis of the fetal alcohol syndrome
  • 7. Epidemiology
  • 8. Teratogenic effects of alcohol
  • 9. Effects of prenatal exposure to nicotine or illegal substances
  • 10. Biomarker for the detection of maternal alcohol use during pregnancy
  • 11. Neuropathological aspects and pathogenesis of FASD
  • 12. Genetic and epigenetic aspects of fetal alcohol syndrome
  • Part III: The fetal alcohol syndrome in adulthood
  • 13. Fetal alcohol syndrome in adults (“FAS adult”)
  • 14. Diagnosing Fetal alcohol syndrome in adulthood
  • Part IV: Intervention, prevention, and social law issues
  • 15. Treatment and intervention programs
  • 16. Prevention of FAS and FASD
  • 17. Awareness and support of persons with FAS in other European countries: governmental policy and social law
  • Part V: Life stories
  • M.; born in 2009 (m); fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS); January 2013
  • Part VI: Appendix
  • A. Residential communities and assisted individual housing for adults with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) and behavioural disorders
  • Index

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