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(Top) Characteristic facial features that indicate FASD. Effects are not merely physical; many children endure severe intellectual disabilities. (Bottom) The convolutions characteristic of the brain of a healthy child at age 6 weeks (left) are grossly underdeveloped in the brain of a child with FASD (right).
Courtesy of Sterling K. Clarren, M.D., Professor of Pediatrics, University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine.