[Patient with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder].

FETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDERS (FASDS) IS A CONDITION THAT IS PROBABLY OFTEN MISSED. THIS SYNDROME IS BASED ON FEATURES IN FOUR DOMAINS: 1. REDUCED HEIGHT AND WEIGHT GROWTH, 2. SPECIFIC FACIAL FEATURES, 3. PREDISPOSED CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM ABNORMALITIES (INCLUDING MICROCEPHALY) OR FUNCTION (NEUROLOGICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL AND/OR BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS) AND 4. (SUSPECTED) PRENATAL ALCOHOL USE BY THE MOTHER. DUE TO PSYCHIATRIC AND BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS PATIENTS MAY ALSO BE SEEN IN SPECIALIZED MENTAL HEALTH CARE. TO INCREASE THE CHANCE THAT THESE PATIENTS WILL RECEIVE AN APPROPRIATE AND EFFECTIVE TREATMENT, AWARENESS OF THIS SYNDROME IS ESSENTIAL. WE DESCRIBE THE CLINICAL PICTURE ON THE BASIS OF A CASE DESCRIPTION, PROVIDE RECENT LITERATURE AND FORMULATE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CLINICAL PRACTICE.