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FASD:
The Differential Diagnosis
Dr. Victoria Mok Siu
Medical Genetics Program of Southwestern Ontario
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Objectives:
• Recognize factors which may result in
some of the symptoms of FASD• Identify clues that suggest an alternative
diagnosis
• Recognize syndromes which may overlapwith FASD
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Pitfalls in Making the
Diagnosis of FASD:• No single confirmatory test.
• History of exposure may be unavailable or
uncertain.
• The brain is sensitive to adverse effects of
alcohol at all stages of pregnancy while
organ damage primarily occurs in the first8 weeks of embryonic development.
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Pitfalls in Making the
Diagnosis of FASD:• Facial features change with time, may
become less evident while learning and
behavior problems may become moreobvious.
• Must not overlook the possibility of another
concurrent diagnosis.
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Does this child have FASD?
• Adopted or in foster care
• No information about prenatal exposure
• No information about infancy and earlychildhood
• Minimal family history
• Behavior and learning problems
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Clues that there may be a different
or additional diagnosis
• Pregnancy complications
• Specific rather than global delay
• Loss of previously acquired skills
• Unusual odours/food preferences
• Multiple congenital anomalies• Family history of delayed development
• Social issues
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Pregnancy history
• Other exposures (anticonvulsants)
• Flu-like illness (toxoplasmosis, CMV)
• Maternal diabetes/hypertension
• Prematurity
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Global vs specific delay
• Delayed speech check hearing
• Delayed fine motor skills
check vision
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Loss of previously acquired skills
• Neurodegenerative disorders
• Autism/PDD• Rett syndrome
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Unusual odours/food preferences
• Think metabolic
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Too many problems look for
more than FASD
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Importance of family history
I didn’t want to have to mention it, but
there’s the matter of genes…
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Family history
• Ask about delayed speech, gradesrepeated, math and reading difficulties
• Who does this child resemble? (anyone
with microcephaly, short stature, behavior issues, mental health problems)
• Educational level attained by parents
• History of stillbirths, multiple pregnancylosses (chromosomal abnormality?)
• Consanguinity
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Social/environmental issues
• Deprivation or neglect?
(when was child taken into care?)
bonding, empathy
• Was there any abuse – physical/sexual?
- head injury? – shaken baby?
• Does the child feel safe now?
• How many changes of home/school/foster
family?continuity of learning
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The constellation of features is
important
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• Microcephaly
• Epicanthal folds
• Short palpebral fissures
• Long philtrum
• Stellate iris
• Thick lips
• Supraventricular aorticstenosis
• “Cocktail party chatter”
• Yes
• Yes
• Yes
• Yes, smooth
• No
• Thin lips
• Normal heart
• Delayed speech
Williams syndrome FASD
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• Short palpebral
fissures
• Microcephaly
• Congenital heartdefect
• Cleft palate
• Hypocalcemia• Immunodeficiency
• Yes
• Yes
• Usually normal
• Rare
• No• No
22q
microdeletionFASD
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• Microcephaly
• Long philtrum
• Thin lips
• Depressed nasal
bridge
• Anteverted nares
• Synophrys
• Short limbs/fingers
• Yes
• Yes
• Yes
• Yes
• Yes
• No
• No
de Lange
syndrome FASD
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Investigations
• Hearing and vision testing
• Other investigations only if suspicious for
alternative diagnosis
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• It is a capital mistake to theorize before
you have all the evidence. It biases the
judgment.
• - “A Study in Scarlet”
(Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
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Two disorders can co-exist!