title: [Hallucinations and obsessive behaviour in an infant with autism spectrum disorder: diagnostic problems].
abstract: Regular non-medical treatment of a 6-year-old female patient with autism spectrum disorder failed due to comorbid compulsions and hallucinations. Differential diagnosis included obsessive-compulsive disorder and psychosis. The patient's young age complicated accurate diagnosis and management. In this case we opted for a diagnostic follow-up, resulting in treatment with a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor because of the patient's frequent compulsions. This reduced the symptoms significantly.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Devriese
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dhar
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Walleghem
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: van West
mesh_terms: D000067877:Autism Spectrum Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002648:Child; D015897:Comorbidity; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006212:Hallucinations / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors