Effects of prenatal alcohol consumption on cognitive development and ADHD-related behaviour in primary-school age: a multilevel study based on meconium ethyl glucuronide.

Anna EichlerLinda HudlerJuliane GrunitzJennifer GrimmEva RaabeTamme W GoeckePeter A FaschingMatthias W BeckmannOliver KratzGunther H MollJohannes KornhuberHartmut Heinrich

Published in: Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines (2017)

Associations between EtG and cognitive deficits, attentional resource capacity and ADHD-related behaviour could be documented with effects that were partially dose-dependent. In addition to maternal self-reports, this biomarker of intrauterine alcohol exposure may be considered as a predictor of child development.

Keyphrases

alcohol consumption
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
working memory
autism spectrum disorder
pregnant women
mental health
emergency department
ionic liquid
birth weight
adverse drug