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Childhood disintegrative disorder

Synonyms
Childhood disintegrative disease
Modes of inheritance
Not genetically inherited (Orphanet)

Summary

Childhood disintergrative disorder is a rare pervasive developmental disorder with a disease onset before the age of three and characterized by a dramatic loss of behavioral and developmental functioning after atleast two years of normal development. Manifestations of the disease include loss of speech, incontinence, communication and social interaction problems, stereotypical autistic behaviors and dementia. [from ORDO]

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