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Transtornos do espectro alcoólico fetal

Last reviewed: 13 Sep 2025
Last updated: 20 Apr 2023

Summary

Definición

Anamnesis y examen

Principales factores de diagnóstico

  • presença de fatores de risco
  • gestação <37 semanas
  • altura, peso e perímetro cefálico baixos
  • dismorfia facial característica
  • presença de malformações congênitas
  • desenvolvimento tardio e problemas comportamentais
  • problemas de saúde mental
  • irmãos com sintomas semelhantes
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Otros factores de diagnóstico

  • comprometimento de audição ou visão
  • baixa aceitação alimentar
  • irritabilidade
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Factores de riesgo

  • ingestão materna de bebidas alcoólicas na gestação
  • ingestão materna atual de bebidas alcoólicas
  • maior paridade/número de gestações
  • maior ordem de nascimento da criança
  • genótipo materno ADH1B*1/ADH1B*3 ou ADH1B*1/ADH1B*1
  • história prolongada de consumo materno de bebidas alcoólicas
  • aumento da idade materna
  • diminuição do peso, da altura e do perímetro cefálico maternos
  • uso materno de tabaco na gestação
  • condição socioeconômica materna baixa
  • história familiar de consumo materno de bebidas alcoólicas
  • etnia indígena materna
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Pruebas diagnósticas

Primeras pruebas diagnósticas para solicitar

  • avaliação fotográfica facial
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Pruebas diagnósticas que deben considerarse

  • ultrassonografia pré-natal do feto
  • eletrocardiograma (ECG)
  • ecocardiograma
  • eletroencefalograma (EEG)
  • Ressonância nuclear magnética (RNM)/tomografia computadorizada (TC) de crânio
  • ultrassonografia renal
  • radiografia esquelética
  • exames de sangue de rastreamento
  • análise cromossômica por microarray
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Pruebas emergentes

  • ressonância nuclear magnética (RNM) funcional
  • espectroscopia por ressonância magnética
  • imagem facial tridimensional

Algoritmo de tratamiento

En curso

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Colaboradores

Autores

Elizabeth Elliott, MD, MPhil, MBBS, FRACP, FRCPCH, FRCP
Elizabeth Elliott

Professor of Paediatrics and Child Health

Faculty of Medicine and Health

University of Sydney

Consultant Paediatrician

The Children's Hospital at Westmead

Sydney

Director

Australian Paediatric Surveillance Unit

Head, New South Wales Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Assessment Servicer

Westmead

Australia

Divulgaciones

EE is an author of a number of references cited in this monograph but has no other competing interests.

Agradecimientos

Professor Elizabeth Elliott would like to gratefully acknowledge Dr Elizabeth Peadon, a previous contributor to this monograph. EP is an author of a number of references cited in this monograph.

Revisores por pares

Albert E. Chudley, MD, FRCPC, FCCMG

Medical Director

Program in Genetics and Metabolism

Professor

Department of Pediatrics and Child Health

University of Manitoba

Winnipeg

Canada

Divulgaciones

AEC has been paid an honorarium and consulting fees for the development of screening tools for identifying individuals at risk for FASD in Canada. AEC is an author of a number of references cited in this monograph.

Carol Bower, MD

Clinical Professor

Senior Principal Research Fellow

Telethon Institute for Child Health Research

Centre for Child Health Research

The University of Western Australia

Perth

Australia

Disclosures

CB is an author of a number of references cited in this monograph, and sometimes collaborates with the authors.

Philip A. May, MD, PhD

Professor of Sociology

Professor of Family and Community Medicine

The University of New Mexico

Albuquerque

NM

Disclosures

PAM is an author of a number of references cited in this monograph.

Deborah Badawi, MD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Division Head, Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics

University of Maryland School of Medicine

Baltimore

MD

Disclosures

DB declared no competing interests.

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Key articles

Jones KL, Smith DW. Recognition of the fetal alcohol syndrome in early infancy. Lancet. 1973;302:999-1001. Abstract

Carson G, Cox LV, Crane J, et al.; Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada. Alcohol use and pregnancy consensus clinical guidelines. J Obstet Gynaecol Can. 2010 Aug;32(8 suppl 3):S1-31. Abstract

Astley SJ. Diagnostic guide for fetal alcohol spectrum disorders: the 4-digit diagnostic code. 3rd ed. Seattle, WA: University of Washington; 2004.Full text

Cook JL, Green CR, Lilley CM, et al. Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder: a guideline for diagnosis across the lifespan. CMAJ. 2016 Feb 16;188(3):191-7.Full text  Abstract

Streissguth AP, Bookstein FL, Barr HM, et al. Risk factors for adverse life outcomes in fetal alcohol syndrome and fetal alcohol effects. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2004 Aug;25(4):228-38. Abstract

Koren G, Sarkar M, Rosenbaum C, et al. The maternal drinking history guide: development of a national educational tool. J Popul Ther Clin Pharmacol. 2013;20(1):e42-3. Abstract

Sarkar M, Burnett M, Carriere S, et al. Screening and recording of alcohol use among women of child-bearing age and pregnant women. Can J Clin Pharmacol. 2009 Winter;16(1):e242-63. Abstract

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