The Gut-Brain Axis in FASD: Why the Gut Shapes Behavior, Depression, and Self-Injurious Behavior in Children with Prenatal Alcohol Exposure
“We propose that, alongside the direct neurotoxicity of ethanol, an important and clinically under-recognized complementary mechanism is gut-brain axis dysfunction… This cascade-superimposed on direct ethanol neurotoxicity-may account for the high rates of depression, anxiety, self-injurious behavior, and suicide attempts observed in individuals with FASD.”
- Journal of Clinical Medicine
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