An Interdisciplinary Approach to the Diagnosis and Management of a Complex Case of Postencephalitic Behavioral Disorder.

Fialkov, M. Jerome; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ280936

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Publication Date: 1983-Mar

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An Interdisciplinary Approach to the Diagnosis and Management of a Complex Case of Postencephalitic Behavioral Disorder.

Fialkov, M. Jerome; And Others

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, v13 n1 p107-15 Mar 1983

The diagnosis and treatment of a 13-year-old female who manifested postencephalitic behavioral syndrome 9 years after an acute measles infection are described, along with the history of the case. The case illustrates that an interdisciplinary approach using a single-case experimental design can be clinically effective. (SEW)

Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Clinical Diagnosis, Drug Therapy, Interdisciplinary Approach, Milieu Therapy, Neurological Impairments

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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