Catatonia in a child with autistic disorder

Turkish Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 435-438

  Bozkurt, Hasan ^a   Mukaddes, Nahit Motavalli ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Autism; Catatonia; Children; Lorazepam

Indexed keywords

LORAZEPAM; OLANZAPINE; SERTRALINE;

AGGRESSION; ANGER; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BRADYKINESIA; CASE REPORT; CATATONIA; CHILD; COMPULSION; DEPRESSION; FAMILY HISTORY; FECES INCONTINENCE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MALE; MUTISM; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF CARE; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOMNOLENCE; SPECIAL EDUCATION; URINE INCONTINENCE;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; CATATONIA; CHILD; GABA MODULATORS; HUMANS; LORAZEPAM; MALE;

EID: 78649703410     PISSN: 00414301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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