title: The effects of acute alcohol intoxication on biophysical activities: a case report.
abstract: A computer-assisted biophysical assessment was performed in a woman with chronic alcoholism at 37 weeks' gestation. She was first seen in a state of acute alcohol intoxication (322 mg/dl). Although fetal breathing movement incidence was normal (30%), fetal tachypnea (67 breaths per minute) and decreased fetal body movements (0.11%) were seen. Because these findings differ from those previously reported with regard to normal pregnancies exposed to lower levels of alcohol, their implications are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta 30912.
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Castillo
authors.forename: L D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Devoe
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Ruedrich
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gardner
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000435:Alcoholic Intoxication / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D063647:Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders / Q000473:pathology; D005324:Fetal Movement; D005333:Fetus / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications; D011263:Pregnancy Trimester, Third; D012119:Respiration