Table 2.
Medical examination of adoptees with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders in young adulthood
| (n=32) | |
| Any abnormal motor finding | 22 (69) |
| Dysdiadochokinesis | 15 (47) |
| Balance disturbance | 5 (16) |
| Abnormal muscle tone | 4 (13) |
| Ataxia | 2 (6) |
| Abducens paresis | 1 (3) |
| Any somatic complaint | 24 (75) |
| Sleep disturbance | 15 (41) |
| Headache | 11 (30) |
| Other pain | 10 (27) |
| Stomach disturbance | 6 (16) |
| (n=35)* | |
| Any metabolic risk factor | 18 (51) |
| Body mass index ≥25 | 10 (30) |
| Tobacco smoker | 7 (20) |
| Hypertensive† | 9 (28) |
| Prehypertensive | 3 (9) |
| Any psychotropic medication | 16 (46) |
| ADHD medication | 8 (23) |
| Antidepressants | 7 (20) |
| Neuroleptic | 3 (9) |
| Anticonvulsant | 3 (9) |
| Asthma treatment | 3 (9) |
Values expressed as numbers and percentages.
*Information was obtained via telephone and from the medical records in three additional cases.
†Three individuals were concurrently receiving attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medication.