Search for dissertations about: "prenatal alcohol exposure"
Found 5 swedish dissertations containing the words prenatal alcohol exposure.
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1. Fetal Alcohol syndrome in adulthood - Psychological, psychosocial, and neuropsychological aspects of life in individuals who were prenatally exposed to alcohol
Abstract : Alcohol’s teratogenic effect on the developing fetal brain is devastating, resulting in, for instance, structural abnormalities as well as behavioral and neuropsychological impairments in the child. The umbrella term Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) is used to describe the range of effects, from neuropsychological dysfunctions to complete Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS). READ MORE
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2. Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders in Children and Young Adults with an emphasis on ophthalmology
Abstract : Introduction: Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) are a group of disorders caused by prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE). The most severe and most studied FASD condition is fetal alcohol syndrome. Other conditions include partial fetal alcohol syndrome and alcohol-related neurodevelopmental disorder. READ MORE
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3. Alcohol consumption during pregnancy : how do we separate myth from reality?
Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis, consisting of five studies, was to examine what midwives do when they encounter women with alcohol use during pregnancy; to evaluate and implement screening instruments aimed at identifying at an early stage women with a hazardous level of alcohol consumption; and to provide a basis for preventive measures. The overall objective was to avoid prenatal alcohol exposure. READ MORE
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4. Ophthalmologic characteristics andneuropediatric findings. With special emphasis on children adopted from eastern Europe
Abstract : Aim: To evaluate and relate visual function and ocular features to neuropediatric findings in a population-based group of children adopted from eastern Europe (Papers I-III) and in children with attentiondeficit hyperactivity disorder (AD/HD), with and without treatment with stimulants (Paper IV).Methods: 99 children born 1990 1995 in eastern Europe and adopted to western Sweden during1993 1997 were invited to participate. READ MORE
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5. Cholinergic receptors in human prenetal brain : presence, distribution and influence of nicotine and ethanol
Abstract : Events early in life, including exposure to various compounds, may cause disturbances in brain development. Both maternal smoking and alcohol drinking during pregnancy can induce preand postnatal death, cognitive and neurobehavioral disturbances. READ MORE