{"id":885,"date":"2024-02-08T05:23:40","date_gmt":"2024-02-08T05:23:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cifasd.org\/?page_id=885"},"modified":"2024-02-08T17:32:31","modified_gmt":"2024-02-08T17:32:31","slug":"brain-growth-chart-identifies-more-children-affected-by-prenatal-alcohol-exposure","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cifasd.org\/news\/brain-growth-chart-identifies-more-children-affected-by-prenatal-alcohol-exposure\/","title":{"rendered":"Brain Growth Chart Identifies More Children Affected by Prenatal Alcohol Exposure"},"content":{"rendered":"
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CIFASD investigator, Dr. Jeff Wozniak, uses brain growth chart to improve identification of individuals with FASD.<\/strong><\/p>\n Diagnosis of FASD depends on determining if there is a brain growth anomaly. By applying a large normative database of brain MRI images, we are able to better identify some children with FASD who might not otherwise be able to be classified as having a true brain growth anomaly.<\/p>\n This method may also help us to track individual brain growth over time in a much more sophisticated manner. This approach may help improve the accuracy of diagnosis and may provide a way to track brain development over time in a detailed manner (to measure recovery, response to treatment, etc.).<\/p>\n