Heller syndrome in a pre-school boy. Proposed medical evaluation and hypothesized pathogenesis

European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 172-177

  Russo, M ^a   Perry, R ^b   Kolodny, E ^b   Gillberg, C ^c  

^a WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Annedals Clinics   (Sweden)

Author keywords

autism; disintegrative disorder of childhood; Heller syndrome; pervasive developmental disorder

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEMENTIA; DETERIORATION; HUMAN; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOSIS;

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; DEMENTIA; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; MALE; SYNDROME;

EID: 0029830741     PISSN: 10188827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00571677     Document Type: Article

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