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Clinical profile and prevalence of fetal alcohol syndrome in an isolated community in British Columbia.
- Source :
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CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne [CMAJ] 1987 Aug 01; Vol. 137 (3), pp. 203-7. - Publication Year :
- 1987
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Abstract
- The authors were invited by the band council to carry out a study to determine the prevalence of alcohol embryopathy among children in a native Indian community in British Columbia. The mothers of the 123 children aged 18 years or less who lived in the community were interviewed. In addition, educational screening was carried out for children in grades 1 through 12, and 116 of the children underwent medical examination. A diagnosis of fetal alcohol syndrome or fetal alcohol effects (FAS/FAE) was made in 22 children aged 3 to 18 years. Each of these children was matched for age and sex with an unaffected child in the same community, and both groups underwent psychoeducational testing. The children with FAS/FAE showed a generalized depressed level of functioning compared with the unaffected children. The finding that two thirds of the children with FAS/FAE were mentally retarded points to a major health and education problem.
- Subjects :
- Adolescent
British Columbia
Central Nervous System Diseases etiology
Child
Child, Preschool
Cognition Disorders diagnosis
Educational Measurement
Female
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders complications
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders epidemiology
Growth Disorders etiology
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Intellectual Disability etiology
Intelligence Tests
Interview, Psychological
Male
Pregnancy
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders diagnosis
Indians, North American
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0820-3946
- Volume :
- 137
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 3607663