Acquired variant of Rett's disorder and response to lamotrigine [5]

Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 474-475

  Mendhekar, Dattatreya N ^a   Duggal, Harpreet S ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLONIDINE; LAMOTRIGINE;

AUTISM; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMMUNICATION SKILL; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; LETTER; MENTAL HEALTH; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHENOTYPE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETT SYNDROME; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 36349006925     PISSN: 08950172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/jnp.2007.19.4.474     Document Type: Letter

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