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This trial is evaluating the effectiveness of an Alert Program school curriculum for improving self-regulation and executive function in children living in remote Australian Aboriginal communities

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This study of young people in detention in Western Australia, has documented a high prevalence of FASD and severe neurodevelopmental impairment

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A better understanding of the endocannabinoid system and a relaxation in regulatory control of cannabis globally has increased interest in the medicinal use of cannabinoid-based products (CBP). We provide a systematic review of the rationale and current clinical trial evidence for CBP in the treatment of neuropsychiatric and neurodevelopmental disorders in children and adolescents.

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Long-term survival was lower for Aboriginal children with congenital heart defects

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The Australian Guide to the Diagnosis of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder has been developed, funded by the Commonwealth Department of Health

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Almost of 10% of children with FASD has significant motor impairment. Evaluation of motor function should routinely be included in assessments for FASD.

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Aboriginal children living in remote Western Australia have poor visual-motor integration skills regardless of prenatal alcohol exposure or FASD

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We identified a high proportion of cases without known cause, highlighting the need for clinicians to carefully investigate all possibilities, including emerging infections.

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Health professionals have an important role to play in preventing prenatal alcohol exposure

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Recruiting control subjects who are representative of the population from which the cases are drawn is a challenge in case-control studies