Corticosteroid treatment of behaviour, language and motor regression in childhood disintegrative disorder

European Journal of Paediatric Neurology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 367-369

  Mordekar, Santosh R ^a   Prendergast, Michael ^b   Chattopadhyay, Arup K ^c   Baxter, Peter S ^a  

^a Ryegate Children's Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Childhood disintegrative disorder; Corticosteroid

Indexed keywords

CLOBAZAM; MIDAZOLAM; PREDNISOLONE; VALPROIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISINTEGRATIVE DISORDER; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GRAND MAL SEIZURE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKILL; SOCIAL ASPECT; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; MALE; MOVEMENT DISORDERS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 67349196063     PISSN: 10903798     EISSN: 15322130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2008.06.001     Document Type: Article

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