| Literature DB >> 29871418 |
Abstract
Two girls with autistic symptoms, developmental arrest and Rett syndrome like hand-washing are described and a review is conducted on similar cases reported to date. These girls are severely retarded, usually with a mental age of 2-3 years, have hand-washing stereotypic activities but are able to manipulate objects and have normal physical features. Some aggressiveness towards objects and other persons is usually observed.Entities:
Keywords: Autistic Symptom; Physical Feature; Public Health; Rett Syndrome; Similar Case
Year: 1994 PMID: 29871418 DOI: 10.1007/BF01977612
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry ISSN: 1018-8827 Impact factor: 4.785