A study of the effects of prenatal alcohol exposure on white matter microstructural integrity at birth

Kirsten A. Donald; Annerine Roos; Jean‐Paul Fouché; Nastassja Koen; Fleur M. Howells; Roger P. Woods; Heather J. Zar; Katherine L. Narr; Dan Joseph Stein

doi:10.1017/neu.2015.35

Abstract

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These exploratory data suggest that prenatal alcohol exposure is associated with reduced white matter microstructural integrity even early in the neonatal period. The association with clinical measures reinforces the likely clinical significance of this finding. The location of the findings is remarkably consistent with previously reported studies of white matter structural deficits in older children with a diagnosis of foetal alcohol spectrum disorders.

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