Overview

• Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities)
• What Is Fetal Alcohol Syndrome? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)

Condition Specific Sites

• National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

Symptoms

• Small head circumference and brain size (microcephaly)
• Distinctive facial features, including small eyelid openings, a sunken nasal bridge, an exceptionally thin upper lip, a short, upturned nose and a smooth skin surface between the nose and upper lip
• Small teeth with faulty enamel
• Heart defects
• Deformities of joints, limbs and fingers
• Slow physical growth before and after birth
• Vision difficulties including nearsightedness (myopia)
• Mental retardation and delayed development
• Abnormal behavior such as short attention span, hyperactivity, poor impulse control, extreme nervousness and anxiety

Diagnosis

• Understanding Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: Getting a Diagnosis (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)

Treatments

• None

Ogranizations and Patient-Centered Sites

• Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Center for Excellence (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)
• March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
• National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities