Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

Dovilė Bradulskaitė Abstract The purpose of this article is to attract attention to dangers of alcohol consumption during pregnancy and to raise more interest to the impact of psychoactive substances during pregnancy. Physicians, public health professionals are urged to contribute to public enlightenment, whereas politicians to make decisions that would bind alcohol manufacturers to adequately…

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (Fas)

Olga Kalinauskienė, Arūnas Liubšys Abstract Clinical case and review of the literature of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) are presented. Occurrence of FAS, influence of maternal alcohol to fetal development and organogenesis, mechanisms of fetal and neonatal damage, leading congenital anomalies related with FAS, clinical diagnosis of FAS, treatment and intervention strategies, follow up and outcomes…