First Psychotic Episode in a Patient with DiGeorge Syndrome and Selective Mutism

Authors

  • Francisco Coutinho Clínica de Psiquiatria e Saúde Mental. Centro Hospitalar de São João. Porto. Departamento de Neurociências Clínicas e Saúde Mental. Faculdade de Medicina. Universidade do Porto. Porto.
  • Berta Ramos Clínica de Psiquiatria e Saúde Mental. Centro Hospitalar de São João. Porto.
  • Isabel Brandão Clínica de Psiquiatria e Saúde Mental. Centro Hospitalar de São João. Porto. Departamento de Neurociências Clínicas e Saúde Mental. Faculdade de Medicina. Universidade do Porto. Porto.
  • Eva Osório Clínica de Psiquiatria e Saúde Mental. Centro Hospitalar de São João. Porto. Departamento de Neurociências Clínicas e Saúde Mental. Faculdade de Medicina. Universidade do Porto. Porto.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20344/amp.11393

Keywords:

DiGeorge Syndrome, Mutism, Psychotic Disorders, Schizophrenia

Abstract

DiGeorge Syndrome is a group of diseases caused by a microdeletion, and some of its most frequent symptoms are those related with development and behavior. We present the case of a female patient with DiGeorge Syndrome and selective mutism since childhood, evaluated for the first time in a psychiatry consultation at the age of 18 for inaugural psychotic symptomatology. We describe the psychopathology, the diagnostic investigation, the treatment, and the clinical evolution. In the future, it will be important to better characterize patients with this syndrome who present psychiatric disease.

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Published

2020-11-02

How to Cite

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Coutinho F, Ramos B, Brandão I, Osório E. First Psychotic Episode in a Patient with DiGeorge Syndrome and Selective Mutism. Acta Med Port [Internet]. 2020 Nov. 2 [cited 2024 Mar. 29];33(11):764-6. Available from: https://actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/11393

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Case Report