Un médico generalmente puede diagnosticar esta afección con un examen físico. Se deben hacer exámenes para descartar otras causas potenciales de tales comportamientos, como el síndrome de Tourette, el consumo de estimulantes y el autismo.
American Psychiatric Association. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. 4th ed. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Association; 1994.
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