Differential diagnosis between schizophrenia and autism in adulthood: A case report

Neurocase

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 604-612

  Crivelli, Barbara ^a   Rocca, Paola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorders; Cognition; Neuropsychology; Pervasive developmental disorders; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ADULTHOOD; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CASE REPORT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOLALIA; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MENTAL DETERIORATION; SCHIZOPHRENIA; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE;

ADULT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 84886394749     PISSN: 13554794     EISSN: 14653656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13554794.2012.713492     Document Type: Article

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