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Descriptor English:   Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders 
Descriptor Spanish:   Trastornos del Espectro Alcohólico Fetal 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Transtornos do Espectro Alcoólico Fetal 
Tree Number:   C13.703.277.220
C16.300.070
C25.775.100.087.323
Definition English:   An umbrella term used to describe a pattern of disabilities and abnormalities that result from fetal exposure to ETHANOL during pregnancy. It encompasses a phenotypic range that can vary greatly between individuals, but reliably includes one or more of the following: characteristic facial dysmorphism, FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION, central nervous system abnormalities, cognitive and/or behavioral dysfunction, BIRTH DEFECTS. The level of maternal alcohol consumption does not necessarily correlate directly with disease severity. 
See Related English:   Alcoholism
 
History Note English:   2014 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid
CL classification DI diagnosis
DH diet therapy DT drug therapy
EC economics EN enzymology
EP epidemiology EH ethnology
ET etiology GE genetics
HI history IM immunology
ME metabolism MI microbiology
MO mortality NU nursing
PS parasitology PA pathology
PP physiopathology PC prevention & control
PX psychology RA radiography
RI radionuclide imaging RT radiotherapy
RH rehabilitation SU surgery
TH therapy US ultrasonography
UR urine VE veterinary
VI virology  
Record Number:   5420 
Unique Identifier:   D063647 

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