Autism and Mobius sequence: an exploratory study of children in northeastern Brazil
Arq. neuropsiquiatr
;
61(2A): 181-185, Jun. 2003. tab
Artigo
em Inglês
| LILACS
| ID: lil-339483
ABSTRACT
The psychiatric examination was performed with diagnostic instruments for autism (DSM-IV and Childhood Autism Rating Scale-CARS) in 23 children with Möbius sequence. From the 23 patients studied with Möbius sequence, five (26.1 percent) met the diagnostic criteria for infantile autism according DSM-IV and two (8.6 percent), under two years old, showed autistic-like behavior. The scores for six children were compatible to severe autism symptoms according CARS and one child met the criteria for moderate autism symptoms. Among five children with autism, three (60 percent) had positive history of misoprostol exposure during the first trimester of pregnancy and from two cases autistic-like, one (50 percent) had positive history of misoprostol exposure during pregnancy.According to our data, this is the first report of Möbius sequence with autism and positive history of misoprostol use during pregnancy
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Assunto principal:
Transtorno Autístico
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Síndrome de Möbius
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo diagnóstico
Limite:
Criança
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Criança, pré-escolar
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Lactente
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Masculino
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Gravidez
País/Região como assunto:
América do Sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Arq. neuropsiquiatr
Assunto da revista:
Neurologia
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Psiquiatria
Ano de publicação:
2003
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Brasil
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Estados Unidos
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Associação de Assistência a Criança Deficiente/BR
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Fundação Altino Ventura/BR
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Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais/BR
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Universidade Federal de Pernambuco/BR
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Universidade de Illinois/US
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