FMF Connect for Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

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Approximately 5.7 million to 7.3 million cases of fetal alcohol syndrome occurred per year. The National Birth Defects Prevention Program reports a per capita incidence of one in 1,000. The incidence of SMA is twice as high as for the incidence of FLD.\n

There are no typical, definitive findings of fetal alcohol syndrome, but there are a few consistent, abnormal findings that should be taken into account in cases of an at- risk pregnancy. All fetuses and mothers of fetuses at high risk for fetal alcohol syndrome are advised to be monitored periodically during pregnancy for evidence of fetal alcohol syndrome, and if found, for early treatment of any of the symptoms of fetal alcohol syndrome.

FAS can be defined as (a) a pattern of prenatal alcohol exposure and (b) a pattern of deficits in one or more of the following : cognition, psychomotor development, speech (expressive or receptive) language, learning, and/or intelligence. The prevalence of FAS in South Africa, in a nation of 15 million people, is estimated to be 0.4-3%. This has prompted many public health and educational initiatives to prevent FAS and to promote its early detection and prompt remediation.

Alcoholic fetal disease is rare and of unknown cause. Factors which predispose to alcohol use by the fetus were identified. Alcohol use during pregnancy does not increase the prevalence of the fetal alcohol syndrome. The fetal liver is not a site for ethanol metabolites to accumulate and produce neurological defects. Alcohol abuse during pregnancy should not be a reason for a prenatal diagnosis of FAS and the use of prenatal screening should not be encouraged.

While some children with FAS may attain an expected life span in the absence of alcohol abuse, most will die before adolescence with major disabling health consequences. However, even without alcohol abuse, a large number of children with FAS can live normal lives, with a few having disabling health complications.

There is an ever expanding field of research on FL-FAET associated with brain development in early life. Brain development in the fetus is thought to be particularly sensitive to exogenous influences and the environmental environment of the developing fetus is in constant remodel due to chemical and physical exposure. The impact of fetal alcohol exposure on the central nervous system and the consequences on development and later functioning of child and adult, is an area of research with growing importance. Research findings are emerging in a wide range of areas in addition to the general health effects of fetal alcohol exposure to include brain functioning and disorders such as autism and schizophrenia.

In a recent study, findings showed the effectiveness of fmf and the benefit of using it in combination with other therapies. More studies are needed to investigate the effect of fmf use in combination with other drug therapy against liver disease. It is helpful for hepatologists to consider fmf in the treatment of liver diseases, such as autoimmune hepatitis and primary biliary cirrhosis"

The earliest recorded age was a seven-year-old child born in the city of Pescadi in Argentina in 1925. In the U.S., average documented gestation from a first trimester fetal alcohol syndromes examination is 23 to 26 weeks. However, there are no studies done on the average age of those that have fetal alcohol syndrome. Some believe that the average age of acquiring the syndrome was in the later 90's, while others believe it was a 100 or more years of age. We are currently using the average age of 25 to 27 years old to determine the average age at which someone acquired the syndrome, as it is the oldest documented age until today.

There is evidence to support the hereditary link in alcoholism. Therefore, prenatal screening should target alcohol use in the early years of pregnancy. Future research should investigate the genetic susceptibility factors to alcoholism and their interaction with environmental effects.

Fmf was associated with improvements in family functioning; there was no evidence that Fmf was associated with improvements in a wide range of relevant outcomes in people with FASD, including quality of life.