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11600171

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-10-15
pubmed:abstractText
Asperger's syndrome (AS) is a pervasive developmental disorder that may be unrecognized, especially if signs of other psychiatric disorders coexist. The objectives of this paper are: 1) to ascertain the prevalence of AS in the emergency psychiatric setting; and 2) to describe features of AS which may help to differentiate these patients from patients with psychotic disorders. Among 2500 patients admitted to a psychiatric intensive care unit, 5 (0.2%) received a diagnosis of AS, for the first time. Besides impairment of social interaction, common features were the following: male gender, left handedness, obsessive-compulsive symptoms, cognitive hyper-abilities, violent behavior, sense of humor, low WAIS total score, high WAIS verbal/performance score ratio, unusual, restricted interest and clumsiness. Comorbid schizophrenia is difficult to rule out in these patients. Psychotic symptoms should not be overvalued in making the diagnosis when specific features of AS are present.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0163-8343
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
23
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
285-93
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Asperger's disorder in the emergency psychiatric setting.
pubmed:affiliation
Dipartimento di Salute Mentale, Ospedale Santo Spirito, Rome, Italy. raja.russo@iol.it
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports