Autism, profound mental retardation and atypical bipolar disorder in a 33-year-old female with a deletion of 15q12.
A case report of a 33-year-old woman with atypical bipolar disorder, autistic disorder, profound mental retardation and a chromosomal anomaly is presented. This patient is behaviourally similar to a patient reported by Akuffo et al. (1986), who apparently did not have a chromosomal investigation. The chromosomal anomaly and similarities between the two patients are discussed.
Kerbeshian
J
J
Department of Neuroscience, Medical Center Rehabilitation Hospital, Grand Forks, North Dakota 58202.
Burd
L
L
Randall
T
T
Martsolf
J
J
Jalal
S
S
D000328:Adult; D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000235:genetics* / Q000523:psychology; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000235:genetics* / Q000523:psychology; D002872:Chromosome Deletion; D002884:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 15; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000235:genetics* / Q000523:psychology; D010641:Phenotype