Catatonia in Down syndrome; a treatable cause of regression
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Catatonia in Down syndrome; a treatable cause of regression
OBJECTIVE The main aim of this case series report is to alert physicians to the occurrence of catatonia in Down syndrome (DS). A second aim is to stimulate the study of regression in DS and of catatonia. A subset of individuals with DS is noted to experience unexplained regression in behavior, mood, activities of daily living, motor activities, and intellectual functioning during adolescence or...
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عنوان ژورنال: Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1178-2021
DOI: 10.2147/ndt.s77307