Adolescent with 22q11.2 Microdeletion Syndrome, Cognitive Delay, Autism Spectrum Disorder and Psychotic Features
Alda Mira Coelho,
Sofia Dória
Abstract:Microdeletion 22q11.2 syndrome (22q11.2DS) is a common microdeletion syndrome, also described as DiGeorge syndrome (DGS). It has a prevalence estimated to be within 1 per 2148 livebirths. Eighty-four percent of the children with 22q11DS had at least one psychiatric disorder, including autism spectrum disorder (ASD), schizophrenia, neurocognitive delay and other neuropsychiatric disorders. Sometimes is not easy to detect psychiatric diagnosis in developmental disorders, so it is important to look for psychiatri… Show more
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