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Kid Psychiatry
Retts, Asperger, Childhood Disintegrative, ADHD -
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Medical
Graduate
05/25/2010

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Term
ADHD details
Definition
Reduced frontal lobe volumes
Rx:
Atomoxetine = Nonstimulant SNRI
Term
Kid version of Antisocial personality d/o
Definition
Conduct disorder
"curel to animals as kids"
"violate social norms and others"
Term
Defiant toward authority but no social norm violations. OFten confused with conduct disorder
Definition
Oppositional defiant disorder
Term
Tourettes
Definition
Lasts > 1 yr
Rx: Haloperidol - antipsychotic
A/w OCD
Term
Aspergers
Definition
Poor social skills
Normal intelligence
No verbal or cognitive deficits
Have all absorbing intrests
Term
Autism
Definition
Poor social interactoins
poor language skills
below normal intelligence
Term
Rett Disorder
Definition
X-Linked but affects only girls b/c boys die in utero.
Midline hand wringing
reduced head circumference
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