FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME - THE VULNERABILITY OF THE DEVELOPING BRAIN AND POSSIBLE MECHANISMS OF DAMAGE

Authors
WEST JR CHEN WJA PANTAZIS NJ
Citation
Jr. West et al., FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME - THE VULNERABILITY OF THE DEVELOPING BRAIN AND POSSIBLE MECHANISMS OF DAMAGE, Metabolic brain disease, 9(4), 1994, pp. 291-322
Citations number
294
Categorie Soggetti
Neurosciences,"Endocrynology & Metabolism
Journal title
Metabolic brain disease → ACNP
ISSN journal
08857490
Volume
9
Issue
4
Year of publication
1994
Pages
291 - 322
Database
ISI
SICI code
0885-7490(1994)9:4<291:FAS-TV>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
Fetal alcohol exposure has multiple deleterious effects on brain devel opment, and represents a leading known cause of mental retardation. Th is review of the effects of alcohol exposure on the developing brain e valuates results from human, animal and in vitro studies, but focuses on key research issues, including possible mechanisms of damage. Facto rs that affect the risk and severity of fetal alcohol damage also are considered.