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Antshel, Kevin M.; Aneja, Alka; Strunge, Leslie; Peebles, Jena; Fremont, Wanda P.; Stallone, Kimberly; AbdulSabur, Nuria; Higgins, Anne Marie; Shprintzen, Robert J.; Kates, Wendy R. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2007
The extent to which the phenotype of children comorbid for velocardiofacial syndrome (VCFS) and autism spectrum disorders (ASD) differs from that of VCFS-only has not been studied. The sample consisted of 41 children (20 females) with VCFS, ranging in age from 6.5 years to 15.8 years. Eight children with VCFS met formal DSM-IV diagnostic criteria…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Genetics, Children
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Antshel, Kevin M.; Fremont, Wanda; Roizen, Nancy J.; Shprintzen, Robert; Higgins, Anne Marie; Dhamoon, Amit; Kates, Wendy R. – Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2006
Objective: To examine prevalence rates of psychopathology in children with velocardiofacial syndrome (VCFS). Method: One hundred fifty-four children ages 6 to 15 participated in our between-group design with three samples, 84 children with VCFS (37 girls, 47 boys), 32 sibling controls (18 girls, 14 boys), and 38 community controls (12 girls, 26…
Descriptors: Psychopathology, Incidence, Schizophrenia, Gender Differences
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Kates, Wendy R.; Miller, Adam M.; Abdulsabur, Nuria; Antshel, Kevin M.; Conchelos, Jena; Fremont, Wanda; Roizen, Nancy – Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2006
Objective: To investigate the association between mesial temporal lobe morphology, ratios of prefrontal cortex to amygdala and hippocampus volumes, and psychiatric symptomatology in children and adolescents with velocardiofacial syndrome (VCFS). Method: Scores on behavioral rating scales and volumetric measures of the amygdala, hippocampus, and…
Descriptors: Child Behavior, Rating Scales, Anatomy, Brain