ADHD and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Fasd - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1594545731 ISBN 13 : 9781594545733

Editeur : Nova Science Publishers Inc, 2007

Synopsis

This multi-author book will discuss the history and clinical presentation of Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders(FASD) i.e Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) and Alcohol Related Neurodevelopmental Disorder (ARND). These developmental neuropsychiatric disorders result from prenatal exposure to alcohol during any gestational period of pregnancy. The book will particularly address the co-occurring presence of ADHD in patients with FASD. ADHD is the most frequent neuropsychiatric presentation of FASD throughout the lifespan and it is particularly difficult to manage because the underlying pathophysiology is related to prenatal neurotoxic brain injury. Although prenatal alcohol exposure , and the resulting FASD, is recognised as the commonest preventable cause of intellectual disability, many clinicians and educators are not aware that 75 to 80% of the patients with FASD have I.Q.s over 70. Thus, the neuropsychiatric presentation of FASD can often be unrecognised or misunderstood. FASD are the true clinical ' masqueraders' and ADHD is their most likely disguise! The authors are all experienced professionals from a wide range of disciplines working throughout the USA and Canada. They have been involved in the diagnosis, research and management of FASD for many years and this book will bring their collective knowledge regarding management from infancy to adulthood to an inter-professional audience.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Kieran D. O'Malley (Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Charlemont Clinic, Dublin, Ireland)

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Nova Science Publishers Inc
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1594545731
• ISBN 13: 9781594545733
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 265
• Éditeur: O'Malley Kieran D
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible