Article
Velocardiofacial syndrome: is there a neuropsychiatric phenotype?
Current psychiatry reports - 1 Apr 2006
Jolin Edith M, Weller Elizabeth B, Weller Ronald A
Abstract excerpt
A neuropsychiatric phenotype specific to the velocardiofacial syndrome (VCFS) has not yet been identified. Neuropsychological research suggests that children with VCFS have problems in the domains of cognition, attention, and social interaction. Preliminary psychiatric studies of children and adolescents with VCFS suggest that they may be at higher risk than their nonaffected peers to develop mood disorders...
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