title: Childhood schizophrenia. A review and comparison with adult-onset schizophrenia.
abstract: Childhood schizophrenia versus childhood autism and the phenomenology, epidemiology, and premorbid characteristics of childhood schizophrenia are reviewed, as well as pregnancy and birth complications, electroencephalographic studies, biochemistry, and genetic factors of this disorder. Treatment considerations and follow-up studies are outlined.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis; D001921:Brain / Q000201:enzymology; D002394:Catechol O-Methyltransferase / Q000378:metabolism; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004298:Dopamine / Q000378:metabolism; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000201:enzymology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D019965:Neurocognitive Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D007744:Obstetric Labor Complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D012561:Schizophrenia, Childhood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D012563:Schizophrenia, Paranoid / Q000175:diagnosis; D012569:Schizotypal Personality Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis
chemical_list: D002394:Catechol O-Methyltransferase; D004298:Dopamine