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Year : 2016 | Volume
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Childhood disintegrative disorder as a complication of chicken pox
Jitendra Kumar Verma1, Satyakam Mohapatra2
1 Department of Psychiatry, Mahamaya Rajkiya Allopathic Medical College, Ambedkar Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, India 2 Health Institute, Shriram Chandra Bhanja Medical College, Cuttack, Odisha, India
Correspondence Address:
Satyakam Mohapatra Mental Health Institute, Shriram Chandra Bhanja Medical College, Cuttack - 753 007, Odisha India
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DOI: 10.4103/0253-7176.175123
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Childhood disintegrative disorder (CDD) is characterized by late onset (>3 years of age) of developmental delays in language, social function and motor skills. Commonly there is no antecedent physical disorder leading to childhood disintegrative disorder. The present case report describes a child who developed childhood disintegrative disorder at the age of 6 years after an episode of chicken pox. |
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