title: Can schizophrenia be related to prenatal exposure to alcohol? Some speculations.
abstract: There is a growing body of evidence implicating prenatal insults in the etiology of schizophrenia, although the etiological process is unclear. In this article we propose that prenatal exposure to alcohol may relate to a small fraction of patients who later develop schizophrenia.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Psychiatry, San Diego VA Medical Center, La Jolla, CA 62161.
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Lohr
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Bracha
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D063647:Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D019965:Neurocognitive Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011297:Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects; D011604:Psychoses, Alcoholic / Q000209:etiology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000209:etiology*