Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Case Study

Treatment of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Like any condition, treatment for fetal alcohol syndrome is constantly emerging. Since the syndrome causes neurological changes similar to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder it was once thought that medications used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder would be useful in treating fetal alcohol syndrome.2 Conflicting results from the use of the medications challenged doctors to conduct treatment differently. Pharmacists and doctors are now looking at the chemical changes that occur during and cause fetal alcohol syndrome. Medical specialists are in a dilemma though in regards to studies. It is not common to have human subjects, especially infants and children to test out new experiments; however, pharmacists and doctors have been able to work with dementia patients and have seen improvement in damage. As with any drug, clinical trials continually need to be tested. This simply means that no specific treatment has been proven successful yet.2
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Since clinical trials are challenging to
Each participant had trackers on them for each wrist and shoulder as well as their forehead. Fine motor control was tested by using a rod and colored beads. Using a pincer-grip, participants were to place colored beads on a rod using only their right or left hand. A controlled time was set for the experiment in which each child completed the task. The results showed that children with fetal alcohol syndrome had less beads threaded than those without. The trackers showed that wrist, shoulder, and head movement was greater in those with fetal alcohol syndrome, proving that motor development is compromised when a mother consumes