Citation

Sokol MS, Pfeffer CR, Solomon GE, Esman AH, Robinson G, Gold RL, Orr-Andrawes A, Esman A. J. Am. Acad. Child Adolesc. Psychiatry 1989; 28(4): 612-617.

Comment In:

J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 1990;29(3):488.

Erratum On

J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 1990 Jan;29(1):156

Copyright

(Copyright © 1989, American Academy of Child Adolescent Psychiatry, Publisher Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

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PMID

2527841

Abstract

An abused 10-year-old girl with a family history of Huntington's disease developed incapacitating abdominal pain with concomitant behavioral symptomatology suggestive of dementia. The pseudoneurologic nature of her symptoms was clarified through exhaustive evaluation and did not appear to be that of early-onset Huntington's disease. Assessment included pediatric, psychiatric, neurologic, and gynecologic examination; extensive radiologic and laboratory tests; and chronobiology studies. Successful treatment necessitated the integration of numerous therapeutic modalities including dynamically oriented psychotherapy, psychopharmacologic intervention, physical therapy, behavior modification, and electroconvulsive therapy.

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