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Table 2 Main clinical and morphological characteristics of antenatal alcohol exposed fetuses

From: Oligodendrocyte lineage is severely affected in human alcohol-exposed foetuses

Case number

WG

Cause of death

Body weight

Cranio-facial dysmorphism

Brain weight

Visceral anomalies

CNS anomalies

Maternal alcohol intake

Maternal co-morbidity

1

15

TOP

25th percentile

Indistinct philtrum

Low set posteriorly rotated ears microretrognathism

50th percentile

15.8 g

Anterior coelosomia

No

Chronic alcohol intake*

Heroin methadone

2

20

TOP

Maternal distress

10th percentile

Midface hypoplasia, short nose, flat face

25th percentile 39.34 g

No

No

Chronic alcohol intake and Binge drinking* (ND)

HIV, Hepatitis C multi-drug addiction

3

22

TOP

Chiari malformation

 < 3rd percentile

IUGR

FAS craniofacial dysmorphism

 <  < 3rd percentile 45.65 g

Renal hydronephrosis

Microcephaly

Arnold Chiari II

Myelomeningocele

Chronic alcohol intake**

Psychotic disorder

Valproate

4

22

TOP

Maternal distress

3rd percentile

IUGR

Indistinct philtrum

Posteriorly rotated ears

Microretrognathism

50th percentile

63.5 g

No

No

Chronic alcohol intake

(262 g per day) **

Psychotic

Disorder

psychotrops

Increased MGV

5

24

TOP

Amnion band sequence

NA

FAS craniofacial dysmorphism

50th percentile

75 g

NA

Micropolygyria

Migration anomalies

Vermis hypoplasia

cerebellar hemisphere necrosis

Chronic alcohol intake**

Cocaine

6

24

TOP

Septal agenesis

50th percentile

FAS dysmorphism

50th percentile

100.3 g

No

Arhinencephaly

Chronic alcohol intake**

Cannabis addiction

7

26

Spontaneous abortion

50th percentile

Indistinct philtrum

Posteriorly rotated ears

Microretrognathism

50th percentile

133.6 g

Unilateral pelvic dilatation

No

Chronic alcohol intake**

ND

8

27

Preeclampsia death at D10

10th percentile

FAS craniofacial dysmorphism

3rd percentile

109 g

No

Microcephaly

Massive cerebellar haemorraghe

Alcohol intake**

ND

9

29

IUFD cardiopathy

5th percentile

Anteversed nostrils and pointed nose

Ear anomalies

Indistinct philtrum

Retrognathism

5th percentile

178 g

Tetralogy of fallot

No

Daily chronic alcohol intake* (ND)

Increased MGV and GGT

10

30

IUFD

Abruptio placentae

10th percentile

No

50th percentile

211 g

No

Bilateral intraventricular haemorrhage

Daily chronic alcohol intake*

Cannabis addiction

Treated hypothyroidism

11

31

IUFD

Preeclampsia

3rd percentile

IUGR

Ear anomalies

Retrognathism

3rd percentile

197.05 g

No

No

Daily chronic

alcohol intake* (ND)

Increased MGV and GGT

12

31

TOP

Septal agenesis

50th percentile

FAS craniofacial dysmorphism

50th percentile

234 g

No

Septal agenesis

Chronic and Binge drinking*

Cannabis

13

33

IUFD

Acute alcohol

Intoxication (maternal distress)

50th percentile

No

50th percentile 348.15 g

Amniotic fluid inhalation

Diffuse astrogliosis

Chronic and Binge drinking* (4.98 g/L)

Multi-drug addiction

Increased MGV and GGT

First pregnancy: IUFD at 33 WG

One child alive with FAS

14

37

IUFD

25th percentile

Indistinct philtrum

Microretrognathism

 < 3rd percentile 248 g

No

Neuron heterotopia

Microcephaly

Chronic and Binge drinking**

Heroin addiction

  1. CNS central nervous system, GGT gamma-glutamyl transferase, IUFD in utero fetal death, IUGR intra uterine growth retardation, MGV mean globular volume, NA not available, PN post-natal, TOP medical termination of the pregnancy, WG weeks of gestation
  2. *Maternal self report
  3. **Suspected