TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1993//
TI  - Psychiatric disorders in patients with Fabry's disease
JO  - International journal of psychiatry in medicine
A1  - Grewal, R. P.
SP  - 307
EP  - 312
VL  - 23
IS  - 3
N2  - OBJECTIVE: To determine the frequency and etiology of psychiatric complications in patients with Fabry's disease. <br><br>METHOD-Retrospective analysis and review of the records of thirty-three patients with confirmed Fabry's disease.  RESULTS: Six patients (18%) developed psychiatric disorders. Five patients suffered depression and two of these patients committed suicide. One patient developed an acute confusional episode with subsequent development of behavioral changes as a complication of cerebrovascular disease.  CONCLUSIONS: Psychiatric disorders, most commonly depression, complicate Fabry's disease and contribute to the morbidity and mortality of this disease.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0091-2174
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.2190/JKFW-3WXK-QA7N-BYLN
ID  - ref1
ER  -