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Trastorno de movimientos estereotípicos - Síntomas

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, como el síndrome de Tourette, el consumo de estimulantes y el autismo.

  • Fecha de revisión: 5/8/2008
  • Versión en inglés revisada por:Sean O. Stitham, MD, private practice in Internal Medicine, Seattle, Washington; and 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.
  • Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc

Referencias

American Psychiatric Association. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. 4th ed. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Association; 1994.

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