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Case Reports
. 2012 Jan;7(1):55-7.
doi: 10.4103/1817-1745.97627.

Childhood disintegrative disorder

Sri Hari Charan  1
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Case Reports

Childhood disintegrative disorder

Sri Hari Charan. J Pediatr Neurosci. 2012 Jan.

Abstract

We are presenting a case of a 10-year-old female child who presented with normal development till 5 years of age followed by deterioration in previously acquired language and social skills with stereotypic hand movements suggestive of childhood disintegrative disorder. This case is reported as this condition is very rare.

Keywords: Childhood disintegrative disorder; Heller's syndrome; disintegrative psychosis.

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Conflict of Interest: None declared.

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