High Prevalence of Comorbidities with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder

The most common comorbidities are peripheral nervous disorders, conduct disorder, receptive language disorder, chronic serous otitis media, and expressive language disorder.

Maternal exposure to alcohol during pregnancy can cause damage to the fetus beyond morphological abnormalities, resulting in fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD), which includes fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS), partial FAS, and alcohol-related neurodevelopmental disorders. Investigators conducted a meta-analysis of 127 studies to determine comorbidities associated with alcohol exposure in pregnancy.

The five most prevalent conditions associated with FASD were peripheral nervous system abnormalities, conduct disorder, receptive language disorder, chronic serous otitis media, and expressive language disorder. Analysis of the 12 U.S. studies that reported prevalence of comorbidities showed that pooled prevalence was much higher in patients with …

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F. Bruder Stapleton, MD

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F. Bruder Stapleton, MD

Disclosures

Consultant/Advisory BoardCareer Physician

Editorial BoardsUpToDate

Leadership Positions in Professional SocietiesAmerican Society of Pediatric Nephrology Foundation (Chair)

High Prevalence of Comorbidities with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder

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