Social Psychiatry, Vol. 48 No. 3, 2020.
Case report
https://doi.org/10.24869/spsih.2020.344
Rare Syndromes in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: Three Case Reports
Marina Bježančević
; Josip Juraj Strossmayer University in Osijek,Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health
Ivana Groznica Hržić
; Josip Juraj Strossmayer University in Osijek,Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health
Zlatna Andraković
; Josip Juraj Strossmayer University in Osijek,Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health
Vlatka Kovač
; Josip Juraj Strossmayer University in Osijek,Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health; Josip Juraj Strossmayer University in Osijek, Faculty of Medicine, Osijek
Stanislav Rogulja
; Josip Juraj Strossmayer University in Osijek,Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health
Katarina Dodig-Ćurković
; Josip Juraj Strossmayer University in Osijek,Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health; Josip Juraj Strossmayer University in Osijek, Faculty of Medicine, Osijek; Clinical Hospital Center Osijek, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Osijek, Croatia
Abstract
Over a period of a few months, several cases of extremely rare childhood syndromes were referred to us for psychiatric evaluation and treatment. We report three clinical cases with multiple overlapping psychological features: Cornelia de Lange, Neuhauser, and Incontinentia pigmenti syndrome. Each child was approached in a unique and individual way. The first issue considered in therapy was insomnia, and our intervention was effective, leading to improvements in duration as well as quality of sleep. Attention and concentration difficulties that were present were alleviated by neurofeedback treatment. At the same time, the treatment had a positive effect on the decrease of self-injury behavior, aggression, and irritability. To conclude, psychiatric treatment of children with rare syndromes improved the quality of life of the child and family, and the multidisciplinary approach provided the optimum level of care within the healthcare system.
Keywords
Rare Syndromes; Cornelia de Lange Syndrome; Neuhauser Syndrome; Incontinentia pigmenti Syndrome
Hrčak ID:
249741
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Publication date:
11.1.2021.
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