Aggressive behavior in patients with Sotos syndrome

Citation
L. Mauceri et al., Aggressive behavior in patients with Sotos syndrome, PED NEUROL, 22(1), 2000, pp. 64-67
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics,"Medical Research General Topics
Journal title
PEDIATRIC NEUROLOGY
ISSN journal
08878994 → ACNP
Volume
22
Issue
1
Year of publication
2000
Pages
64 - 67
Database
ISI
SICI code
0887-8994(200001)22:1<64:ABIPWS>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
Sotos syndrome is characterized by peculiar facies, prenatal and postnatal overgrowth, and developmental delay, The course of six patients with psychi atric, neurologic, and magnetic resonance imaging evaluations is reported, Three (50%) of the six patients were observed to have a tendency toward agg ressiveness, including one who had pyromania. (C) 2000 by Elsevier Science Inc, All rights reserved.