Fetal exposure to alcohol, developmental brain anomaly, and vitamin a deficiency: A case report

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 231-234

  Goez, Helly R ^a   Scott, Ori ^a   Hasal, Simona ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

hydrocephalus; prenatal alcohol exposure; vitamin A deficiency

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN MALFORMATION; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; NEWBORN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINOL DEFICIENCY;

BRAIN; FEMALE; FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY;

EID: 79551645108     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: 17088283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883073810380458     Document Type: Article

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