Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

Question 1

T/F: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome remains a totally preventable cause of intellectual disability disorder

Answer 1

TRUE

Question 2

What is the most common human teratogen?

Answer 2

ALCOHOL

Question 3

pattern of physical, behavioral, cognitive abnormalities seen in individuals exposed to alcohol in utero

Answer 3

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

Results from teratogenic effects of alcohol in utero

Question 4

How many drinks of alcohol are needed for a single binge episode?

Answer 4

five or more drinks in one sitting

Question 5

How is diagnosis usually made in the newborns?

Answer 5

Diagnoses depend on:
facial features
suspected alcohol exposure
low birth weight
poor growth
and microcephaly

Question 6

What are growth deficiencies seen with FAS?

Answer 6

small body size and weight
slower-than-normal development
failure to catch up

Question 7

What are Skeletal deformities seen with FAS?

Answer 7

deformed ribs
curved spine
hip dislocations
webbed or missing fingers or toes
limited joint movement 
small head (microcephaly)

Question 8

What are common facial abnormalities seen with FAS?

Answer 8

small eye openings
nearsightedness 
short upturned nose
flat or absent groove between nose and upper lip (smooth philtrum)
cleft palate
small jaw
low-set or poorly formed ears

Question 9

What are Central Nervous System manifestations seen with FAS?

Answer 9

small brain
faulty arrangement of brain cells and connective tissue
intellectual developmental disabilities—usually mild to moderate but occasionally severe
learning disabilities
short attention span
impulsive behavior
hyperactivity