Childhood psychosis and neurofibromatosis--more than a coincidence?
Three children with both childhood psychosis and neurofibromatosis are reported from a total population screening of psychotic disorder in childhood that had produced 51 cases born in the years 1962-1976 in the Göteborg region, Sweden. The findings suggest that the simultaneous occurrence of neurofibromatosis and childhood psychosis might be more than a coincidence. Underlying monoaminergic dysfunction is postulated as one possible reason for the finding.
D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009456:Neurofibromatosis 1 / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology