title: Neurobehavioral consequences of prenatal alcohol exposure: an international perspective.
abstract: This article represents the proceedings of a symposium at the 2002 Research Society on Alcoholism/International Society for Biomedical Research on Alcoholism meeting in San Francisco, CA. The organizers were Edward P. Riley and Sarah N. Mattson, and the chairperson was Edward P. Riley. The presentations were (1) Neurobehavioral deficits in alcohol-exposed South African infants: preliminary findings, by Sandra W. Jacobson, Christopher D. Molteno, Denis Viljoen, and Joseph L. Jacobson; (2) A pilot study of classroom intervention for learners with fetal alcohol syndrome in South Africa, by Colleen Adnams, M. W. Rossouw, M. D. Perold, P. W. Kodituwakku, and W. Kalberg; (3) Differential effects of prenatal alcohol exposure on fluid versus crystallized intelligence, by P. W. Kodituwakku, W. Kalberg, L. Robinson, and P. A. May; (4) Neurobehavioral outcomes of prenatal alcohol exposure: early identification of alcohol effects, by Claire D. Coles; (5) Fetal alcohol syndrome in Moscow, Russia: neuropsychology test performance, by Sarah N. Mattson, E. P. Riley, A. Matveeva, and G. Marintcheva; and (6) Long-term follow-up of Finnish children exposed to alcohol in utero in various durations, by Marit I. Korkman and I. Autti-Rämö. The discussant was Ting-Kai Li.
authors.affiliation: San Diego, State University, San Diego, California 92120, USA. eriley@mail.sdsu.edu
authors.forename: Edward P
authors.initials: EP
authors.lastname: Riley
authors.forename: Sarah N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Mattson
authors.forename: Ting-Kai
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Sandra W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Jacobson
authors.forename: Claire D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Coles
authors.forename: P W
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Kodituwakku
authors.forename: Colleen M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Adnams
authors.forename: Marit I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Korkman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D004519:Education, Special; D005260:Female; D063647:Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007859:Learning Disabilities / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D011247:Pregnancy