PSYCHIATRIC, NEUROPEDIATRIC, AND NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL SYMPTOMS IN A CASE OF HYPOMELANOSIS OF ITO

Authors
VONASTER M ZACHMANN M BRANDEIS D WOHLRAB G RICHNER M STEINHAUSEN HC
Citation
M. Vonaster et al., PSYCHIATRIC, NEUROPEDIATRIC, AND NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL SYMPTOMS IN A CASE OF HYPOMELANOSIS OF ITO, European child & adolescent psychiatry, 6(4), 1997, pp. 227-233
Citations number
27
Journal title
European child & adolescent psychiatry → ACNP
ISSN journal
10188827
Volume
6
Issue
4
Year of publication
1997
Pages
227 - 233
Database
ISI
SICI code
1018-8827(1997)6:4<227:PNANSI>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
This case report presents a thirteen year-old boy who was diagnosed as having Hypomelanosis of Ito. The developmental history includes sever e failure to thrive, and moderate atypical autism as well as diverse c linical and neuropsychological symptoms are present. The pattern of ne uropsychological functioning, which can be partially related to the ne urophysiological findings, is discussed within the context of existing neuropsychological theories about autistic disorders.