Compulsive Masturbation in Infantile Autism Treated by Mirtazapine

Pediatric Neurology

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 417-418

  Albertini, Giorgio ^a,b   Polito, Emilena ^b   Sarà, Marco ^c   Di Gennaro, Giancarlo ^d   Onorati, Paolo ^a,e  

^a IRCCS SAN RAFFAELE PISANA   (Italy)

^b Child Developmental Center San Raffaele   (Italy)

^c Department of Intensive Rehabilitation San Raffaele ^*  (Italy)

^d IRCCS NEUROMED   (Italy)

^e SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MIRTAZAPINE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPULSION; HUMAN; HYPERSEXUALITY; INFANTILE AUTISM; MALE; MASTURBATION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MASTURBATION; MIANSERIN;

EID: 33646481070     PISSN: 08878994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2005.10.023     Document Type: Article

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