Aggressive behavior in patients with Sotos syndrome.
Sotos syndrome is characterized by peculiar facies, prenatal and postnatal overgrowth, and developmental delay. The course of six patients with psychiatric, neurologic, and magnetic resonance imaging evaluations is reported. Three (50%) of the six patients were observed to have a tendency toward aggressiveness, including one who had pyromania.
Mauceri
L
L
Division of Pediatric Neurology, University of Catania, Italy.
Sorge
G
G
Baieli
S
S
Rizzo
R
R
Pavone
L
L
Coleman
M
M
D000374:Aggression; D001921:Brain / Q000002:abnormalities*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006130:Growth Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male