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Central nervous system deficits in fetal alcohol spectrum disorder

Roszel, Elizabeth L. DNP, CPNP-PC

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Elizabeth L. Roszel is a primary care PNP at Suncoast Community Health Center, Wimauma, Fla.

Acknowledgments: Thank you so much to Rita Marie John, DNP, EdD, CPNP, PMHS, Columbia University School of Nursing's Pediatric NP program director for all of her support and guidance.

The author has disclosed that she has no financial relationships related to this article.

The Nurse Practitioner 40(4):p 24-33, April 13, 2015. | DOI: 10.1097/01.NPR.0000444650.10142.4f

“Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders” is a nondiagnostic umbrella term encompassing the wide variations in clinical presentation among individuals that are prenatally exposed to alcohol. This article discusses brain development and central nervous system abnormalities and reviews prevention and interventions for these neurologic manifestations.

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