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Article: Face not only sign of fetal syndrome Doctors relying on deformities may miss kids harmed by alcohol
- Article from:
- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- September 19, 1996
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CopyrightCopyright 1996 The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Doctors may miss diagnosing fetal alcohol syndrome in children if
they depend exclusively on facial deformities commonly associated
with the disease, a researcher at the University of Wisconsin-
Madison
warns.
Susan Smith, a nutritional scientist, said her study of chicken
embryos found that high levels of alcohol equivalent to twice the
level considered evidence of intoxication in humans were needed to
cause facial deformities in chickens similar to those seen in
humans.
"The central point we're trying to make here is the face may be
fine, but that says nothing about neural development and body
growth," Smith said. "If a physician is going to rely on the face to
find these kids, you're ...