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Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders encompass a range of physical and neurodevelopmental problems which can result from prenatal alcohol exposure. Diagnosis is based on the signs and symptoms in the person and evidence of alcohol use. [1] These diagnoses of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders are currently recognized: Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) [1]
The signs and symptoms of frontal lobe disorder can be indicated by dysexecutive syndrome [7] which consists of a number of symptoms which tend to occur together. [8] Broadly speaking, these symptoms fall into three main categories; cognitive (movement and speech), emotional or behavioral.
The term was introduced by Alan Baddeley [2] [3] to describe a common pattern of dysfunction in executive functions, such as planning, abstract thinking, flexibility and behavioural control. It is thought to be Baddeley's hypothesized working memory system and the central executive that are the hypothetical systems impaired in DES. [ 2 ]
[3] Education on the prevention of alcoholism is the best supported method of avoiding alcohol-related brain damage. [ 8 ] By providing information that studies have found on risk factors and the mechanisms of damage, the efforts to find an effective treatment may increase.
Neuropsychological assessments are usually conducted by doctoral-level (Ph.D., Psy.D.) psychologists trained in neuropsychology, known as clinical neuropsychologists. The definition and scope of a clinical neuropsychologist is outlined in the widely accepted Houston Conference Guidelines. [8]
Neuropsychological tests are a core component of the process of conducting neuropsychological assessment, along with personal, interpersonal and contextual factors. Most neuropsychological tests in current use are based on traditional psychometric theory.
The Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery (CANTAB), [1] originally developed at the University of Cambridge in the 1980s but now provided in a commercial capacity by Cambridge Cognition, is a computer-based cognitive assessment system consisting of a battery of neuropsychological tests, administered to subjects using a touch screen computer.
There is no assessment of executive function, phonemic fluency, or motor responses. It takes about half an hour to administer. [3] It was originally introduced in the screening for dementia, but has also found application in other situations, [3] such as hepatic encephalopathy. [4]