Children and young people exposed prenatally to alcohol: a national clinical guideline
- Collection:
- Health Policy and Services Research
- Series Title(s):
- SIGN publication
- Contributor(s):
- Healthcare Improvement Scotland, issuing body. Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network, issuing body.
- Publication:
- Edinburgh, Scotland : Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN), January 2019
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Text
- Subject(s):
- Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders -- diagnosis Adolescent Child Neurodevelopmental Disorders -- diagnosis Scotland
- Genre(s):
- Practice Guideline Technical Report
- Abstract:
- This document provides recommendations based on best available evidence and consensus for the assessment and diagnosis of children and young people affected by PAE. It includes evidence-based recommendations on measurement of alcohol consumption in pregnancy and consensus-based recommendations on: (1) identification of children at risk of FASD; (2) criteria for diagnosis and use of FASD as a descriptor; (3) medical assessment; (4) physical examination; (5) sentinel features; (6) neurodevelopmental assessment; (7) the multidisciplinary assessment team; (8) special considerations in the neurodevelopmental assessment; (9) management and follow up of children and young people affected by PAE. Detailed treatment options for individuals affected by PAE are not included.
- Copyright:
- Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY-NC-ND license. (More information)
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (1 PDF file (52 pages))
- Illustrations:
- Illustrations
- NLM Unique ID:
- 101772266 (See catalog record)
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101772266