Saccadic eye movement tasks assess central nervous system dysfunction and cognitive improvements in children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders

Background: The central nervous system (CNS) dysfunction resulting from prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) is the most debilitating aspect of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs). Affected children exhibit numerous cognitive and behavioural deficits which can severely affect quality of life. As the...

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Main Author: Titman, Rebecca
Other Authors: Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.). Theses (Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.))
Language:en
en
Published: 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1974/5970