March 2015. Volume 11. Number 1

Still more evidence of the toxic impact of alcohol intake during pregnancy

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Lucas BR, Latimer J, Pinto RZ, Ferreira ML, Doney R, Lau M, et al. Gross motor deficits in children prenatally exposed to alcohol: a meta-analysis. Pediatrics. 2014;134:e192-209.

Reviewers: Pérez-Moneo Agapito B1, Rivas Fernández MÁ2.
1Hospital Universitario Infanta Leonor. Madrid. España.
2Hospital General de Cataluña. Sant Cugat del Vallés. Barcelona. España.
Correspondence: Begoña Pérez-Moneo Agapito. Email: begopma@gmail.com
Reception date: 20/10/2014
Acceptance date: 30/10/2014
Publication date: 28/01/2015

Abstract

Authors' conclusions: gross motor (GM) impairment was found in children exposed prenatally to alcohol (i.e. balance, coordination and ball skills). Evaluation of GM proficiency should be part of standardized management of fetal alcoholic spectrum disorders.

Reviewers' commentary: although this study has methodological limitations, it shows an association between fetal alcohol spectrum disorders and gross motor deficits. These results justify the evaluation of gross motor proficiency in this group of patients.

How to cite this article

Pérez-Moneo B, Rivas-Fernández MA. Más pruebas sobre la toxicidad del alcohol durante la gestación. Evid Pediatr. 2014;10:8.

AVC | Critically appraised articles

Lucas BR, Latimer J, Pinto RZ, Ferreira ML, Doney R, Lau M, et al. Gross motor deficits in children prenatally exposed to alcohol: a meta-analysis. Pediatrics. 2014;134:e192-209.

Reviewers: Pérez-Moneo Agapito B1, Rivas Fernández MÁ2.
1Hospital Universitario Infanta Leonor. Madrid. España.
2Hospital General de Cataluña. Sant Cugat del Vallés. Barcelona. España.
Correspondence: Begoña Pérez-Moneo Agapito. Email: begopma@gmail.com
Reception date: 20/10/2014
Acceptance date: 30/10/2014
Publication date: 28/01/2015

How to cite this article

Pérez-Moneo B, Rivas-Fernández MA. Más pruebas sobre la toxicidad del alcohol durante la gestación. Evid Pediatr. 2014;10:8.

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