Children with This Condition Unusually Demonstrate Facial Abnormalities, Central Nervous

question 35

Multiple Choice

Children with this condition unusually demonstrate facial abnormalities, central nervous system dysfunction, and altered brain development.These children experience difficulty with attention, learning, memory, regulation of emotions, and executive functioning.Their mothers' drinking during pregnancy increases the likelihood of this form of intellectual disability, which is estimated to occur in less than 1% of live births in the United States.

• A)Down syndrome
• B)phenylketonuria (PKU)
• C)environmentally caused intellectual disability
• D)fetal alcohol syndrome

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