Childhood Disintegrative Disorder
Childhood disintegrative disorder (CDD), also known as Heller’s syndrome and disintegrative psychosis, is a rare condition characterized by late onset (>3 years of age) of developmental delays in language, social function, and motor skills.
Cluster Number:
Wiki Number: W039
Diagnosis: Childhood Disintegrative Disorder
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Age Onset: Ages3-4
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Symptoms: Child’s language, social, play, motor skills reverse, loses control over bowel and bladder. Interaction, communication lag.
Progression: Excess fats build in the brain and nervous system with benign tumors growing in the brain; myelin sheaths in brain lost.
Causes:
Medications: Antipsychotics for behavior problems and anticonvulsants to reduce seizures.
Therapies: Applied Behavior Analysis-teaches adaptation. Sensor experiences enriched
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- Autism Spectrum Disorderby Saba Mughal on January 1, 2024
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) encompasses a spectrum of neurodevelopmental disabilities. This spectrum is characterized by repetitive patterns of behavior, interests, activities, and problems in social interactions. ASD is a complicated neurodevelopmental disorder that is characterized by behavioral and psychological problems in children. These children become distressed when their surrounding environment is changed because their adaptive capabilities are minimal. The symptoms are present from...
- Autism Spectrum Disorder (Nursing)by Saba Mughal on January 1, 2024
Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are a group of rapidly growing disabilities. They are characterized by repetitive patterns of behavior, interests, or activities, problems in social interactions. ASD is a complicated neurological disorder that is characterized by behavioral and psychological problems in children. These children become distressed when their surrounding environment is changed because their adaptive capabilities are minimal. The symptoms are present from early childhood and affect...
- Disease Course and Response to Immunotherapy in Children With Childhood Disintegrative Disorder: A Retrospective Case Seriesby Meghan I Sullivan on December 20, 2023
Childhood disintegrative disorder is a poorly understood neurobehavioral disorder of early childhood characterized by acute to subacute profound regression in previously developed language, social behavior, and adaptive functions. The etiology of childhood disintegrative disorder remains unknown and treatment is focused on symptomatic management. Interest in neuroinflammatory mechanisms has grown with the increased recognition of autoimmune brain diseases and similarities between the presenting...
- Developmental regression in children: Current and future directionsby Kirsten Furley on October 15, 2023
Developmental regression describes when a child loses previously established skills, such as the ability to speak words and is most recognised in neurodevelopmental conditions including Autism; Developmental Epileptic Encephalopathies, such as Landau Kleffner syndrome, and genetic conditions such as Rett syndrome and Phelan McDermid syndrome. Although studies have reported developmental regression for over 100 years, there remain significant knowledge gaps within and between conditions that...