Very Early-onset Schizophrenia with Secondary Onset Tic Disorder
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چکیده
Very early-onset schizophrenia (defined as an onset of psychosis before 13 years of age) is a rare and severe form of the disorder which is clinically and neurobiologically continuous with the adult-onset disorder. It is rarely reported <12 years of age in Indian literature. Here, we present a 15-year-old boy who developed psychosis at 9 years of age and during illness developed tic disorder.
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عنوان ژورنال:
دوره 39 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2017