Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder among pre-adopted and foster children

BMC Pediatrics

Table 2 Clinical characteristics of patients^a

	*Confirmed maternal alcohol consumption* *(n = 18)*	*Alcohol consumption denied or unknown* *(n = 71)*
Mean Age (y)	4.6 ± 1.5	5.7 ± 2.4
No abnormalities	4	21
Facial dysmorphology	4	3
Low birth weight (≤ 10%)	2	1
Failure to thrive^b	6	13
Head circumference ≤ 10%	2	1
Neurocognitive/neurodevelopmental	7	39^c
Birth defects	2	4

^aSeveral children had more than one characteristic
^b Height and/or weight ≤ 10th percentile
^cThree children had neurocognitive signs but were not formally diagnosed with a neurocognitive disorder

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