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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Signs & Symptoms

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Poor coordination/fine motor skills
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Poor socialization skills, such as difficulty building and maintaining friendships and relating to groups
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Lack of imagination or curiosity
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Learning difficulties, including poor memory, inability to understand concepts such as time and money, poor language comprehension, poor problem-solving skills
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Behavioral problems, including hyperactivity, inability to concentrate, social withdrawal, stubbornness, impulsiveness, and anxiety


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Low birth weight
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Small head circumference
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Failure to thrive
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Developmental delay
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Organ dysfunction
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Facial abnormalities, including smaller eye openings, flattened cheekbones, and indistinct philtrum (an underdeveloped groove between the nose and the upper lip)
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Epilepsy
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