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Early-Life Predictors of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders.

Abstract：

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) comprise the continuum of disabilities associated with prenatal alcohol exposure. Although infancy remains the most effective time for initiation of intervention services, current diagnostic schemes demonstrate the greatest confidence, accuracy, and reliability in school-aged children. Our aims for the current study were to identify growth, dysmorphology, and neurodevelopmental features in infants that were most predictive of FASD at age 5, thereby improving the timeliness of diagnoses. METHODS:A cohort of pregnant South African women attending primary health care clinics or giving birth in provincial hospitals was enrolled in the project. Children were followed longitudinally from birth to 60 months to determine their physical and developmental trajectories (N = 155). Standardized protocols were used to assess growth, dysmorphology, and development at 6 weeks and at 9, 18, 42, and 60 months. A structured maternal interview, including estimation of prenatal alcohol intake, was administered at 42 or 60 months. RESULTS:Growth restriction and total dysmorphology scores differentiated among children with and without FASD as early as 9 months (area under the receiver operating characteristic curve = 0.777; P < .001; 95% confidence interval: 0.705-0.849), although children who were severely affected could be identified earlier. Assessment of developmental milestones revealed significant developmental differences emerging among children with and without FASD between 18 and 42 months. Mothers of children with FASD were significantly smaller, with lower BMIs and higher alcohol intake during pregnancy, than mothers of children without FASD. CONCLUSIONS:Assessment of a combination of growth, dysmorphology, and neurobehavioral characteristics allows for accurate identification of most children with FASD as early as 9 to 18 months.

journal_name

Pediatrics

journal_title

Pediatrics

authors

Kalberg WO,May PA,Buckley D,Hasken JM,Marais AS,De Vries MM,Bezuidenhout H,Manning MA,Robinson LK,Adam MP,Hoyme DB,Parry CDH,Seedat S,Elliott AJ,Hoyme HE

doi

10.1542/peds.2018-2141

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2019-12-01 00:00:00

issue

eissn

0031-4005

issn

1098-4275

pii

peds.2018-2141

journal_volume

144

pub_type

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Early-Life Predictors of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders.