title: [Early autism and congenital muscular dystrophy: a clinical case].
abstract: The authors describe the case of a twelve-year-old patient presenting early autism associated with congenital muscular dystrophy--subtype IV, according to the subclassification of Fukuyama (slight mental retardation, ability to walk, muscle pseudohypertrophy). To our knowledge, this association has never been reported. Several factors may have played a causative role in the development of an autistic disorder in the patient. The authors suggest the following as the most significant ones: disharmonious personality, weak emotional structure, inadequate primary relation with the mother, poor environmental influences, frustrations encountered because of the muscular disorder.
authors.affiliation: Divisione e Cattedra di Neuropsichiatria Infantile, Università di Genova, Italia.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Saccomani
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Veneselli
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Di Stefano
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Celle
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: De Negri
mesh_terms: D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D001706:Biopsy; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009132:Muscles / Q000473:pathology; D009136:Muscular Dystrophies / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D013577:Syndrome
vernacular_title: Autismo precoce e distrofia muscolare congenita: un caso clinico.