[The pharmacological approach to the autistic spectrum].
OBJECTIVE
To describe our experience of the drug treatment of children within the autistic spectrum.


METHODS
We analyze some neuroleptic drugs, the serotonin uptake inhibitors and antiepileptic drugs, emphasizing the most suitable drugs for each symptom we wish to treat and how to do so.


CONCLUSIONS
The treatment of children within the autistic spectrum should be specific, meticulous and well controlled by the neuropaediatrician. It should be changed according to the symptoms and never expected to be the same during the patient s entire life. More studies are needed in this field.
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Servicio de Neuropediatría, Hospital Infantil La Fe, Valencia, Spain. med012418@saludalia.com
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Hernández
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D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D000927:Anticonvulsants; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors