Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

Question 1

What is fetal alcohol syndroma a result of?

Answer 1

In-utero alcohol exposure

Question 2

How can babies exposed to alcohol in utero present at birth?

Answer 2

Signs of alcohol withdrawal:
- Irritable
-Hypotonic
-Tremors

Question 3

What are the three main ways in which a child can be affected by in utero alcohol exposure?

Answer 3

Functional or structural nervous system abnormalities
Problems with attention, cognitive difficulties
Growth impairment

Question 4

What are the possible functional or structural nervous system abnormalities that a baby can present with?

Answer 4

Microcephaly
Problems with attention
Cognitive difficulties

Question 5

What growth issues can a child exposed to alcohol in utero experience?

Answer 5

Growth retardation
Low birth weight

Question 6

What specific facial abnormalities can a child exposed to alcohol in utero present with?

Answer 6

short palpebral fissure
thin vermillion border/hypoplastic upper lip
smooth/absent filtrum

Question 7

What is a smooth filtrum?

Answer 7

No ridge formation in the central region of the upper lip between the nasal base and upper lip

Question 8

What is a short palpebral fissue?

Answer 8

Short opening of the eye
(small eyes)