Annotation: PANDAS: A model for human autoimmune disease
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The Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcus infections (PANDAS), a recognized syndrome in which, pre-adolescent children have onsets of tics and / or obsessive-compulsive symptoms, a recurring course of illness temporally related to Streptococcus infections, and associated neurological findings including adventitious movements, hyperactivity and emotional liability is discussed.
Publication Name: Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0021-9630
Year: 2005
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Annotation: Velo-cardio-facial syndrome
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Velo-cardial-facial syndrome (VCFS) is an interstitial deletion identified in man that is associated with chromosomal microdeletions in the q11 band of chromosome 22. Individuals with VCFS have a characteristic behavioral phenotype with high rates of behavioral, psychiatric, neuropsychological, and communication disorders.
Publication Name: Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0021-9630
Year: 2005
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Annotation: deconstructing the attention deficit in fragile X syndrome: a developmental neuropsychological approach
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The developmental delays are caused amongst males due to the hereditary fragile X syndrome.Research on the fragile X syndrome suggests that it should be not be seen merely as a catalogue of spared and impaired cognitive functions or modules.
Publication Name: Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0021-9630
Year: 2004
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