Psychiatric symptoms in an individual with tuberous sclerosis

Tuberous sclerosis is a rare disorder with no specific treatment. In some cases psychological symptoms are the initial presenting symptoms, making the differential diagnosis difficult. We describe a patient with tuberous sclerosis who developed psychiatric symptoms and discuss the use of low-dose qu...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Liu, Qiaojin, Gao, Jinli
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Editorial Department of the Shanghai Archives of Psychiatry 2012
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4198860/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25324632
http://dx.doi.org/10.3969/j.issn.1002-0829.2012.04.007
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Sumario:Tuberous sclerosis is a rare disorder with no specific treatment. In some cases psychological symptoms are the initial presenting symptoms, making the differential diagnosis difficult. We describe a patient with tuberous sclerosis who developed psychiatric symptoms and discuss the use of low-dose quetiapine to control her emotional and behavioral symptoms.

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