PSYCH 1XX3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Neural Tube Defect, Neural Tube, Synaptic Pruning
8 Jan 2014
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28 days looks distinctly human by 100 days forms sulci and gyri around. Symptomless to highly disabling with paralysis and sensory loss. Chance of neural tube defects can be greatly reduced if mother takes folic acid prior to conception vit. B found in large amounts in leafy veg. , legumes, liver, and sunflower seeds. Can have an effect at any point during pregnancy the earlier a fetus is exposed, the more harm can be done inc. vulnerability in early pregnancy. Most common one is alcohol if a mother drinks, the fetus is receiving the alcohol through the mom"s blood drinking heavily may result in birth defects such as fetal alcohol syndrome (fas) Causes structural and functional abnormalities of the nervous system. Until fetus shares mother"s blood supply (about 10 days after conception) it is safe from the effects of alcohol. Contracting the flu during pregnancy may inc. the risk that the baby will develop schizophrenia as an adult.
