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Trastorno de movimientos estereotípicos - Symptom

Síntomas:

Morderse a sí mismo
Apretarse las manos o agitarlas
Golpearse la cabeza
Golpearse el cuerpo
Introducirse objetos en la boca
Morderse las uñas
Mecerse

Signos y exámenes:

Un médico generalmente puede diagnosticar esta afección con un examen físico. Se deben hacer exámenes para descartar otras causas potenciales de tales comportamientos, incluyendo síndrome de Tourette u otro trastorno de tics, consumo de estimulantes, corea y autismo.

Reviewed last on: 5/14/2010
David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; Neil K. Kaneshiro, MD, MHA, Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

American Psychiatric Association. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. 4th ed, Arlington, Va: American Psychiatric Association; 2000.

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