Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental condition of heterogeneous
etiology. While it is widely recognized that genetic and environmental factors and their …

Objective: A systematic review of published literature to estimate prevalence of comorbid
mental disorders in fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs) and compare with general …

Prenatal exposure to alcohol can damage the developing fetus and is the leading
preventable cause of birth defects and intellectual and neurodevelopmental disabilities. In …

Issues. The lack of consensus about whether low to moderate levels of prenatal alcohol
exposure are a risk factor for fetal development has generated considerable debate about …

Methods: We searched electronic databases MEDLINE, PsycINFO and ERIC for articles on
potential risk factors or protective factors from the physical and social environments …

Owing to their central nervous system impairments, children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum
Disorder (FASD) commonly exhibit externalizing behaviours such as hyperactivity …

Background Despite high levels of prenatal alcohol exposure in the UK, evidence on the
prevalence of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) is lacking. This paper reports on …

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) are a group of conditions associated with the
effects of prenatal alcohol exposure and characterized by somatic and neuropsychological …

This review covers molecular mechanisms involving oxidative stress and DNA damage that
may contribute to morphological and functional developmental disorders in animal models …

Normal brain development is highly dependent on the timely coordinated actions of genetic
and environmental processes, and an aberration can lead to neurodevelopmental disorders …