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Three children with both childhood psychosis and neurofibromatosis are reported from a total population screening of psychotic disorder in childhood that had produced 51 cases born in the years 1962–1976 in the Göteborg region, Sweden. The findings suggest that the simultaneous occurrence of neurofibromatosis and childhood psychosis might be more than a coincidence. Underlying monoaminergic dysfunction is postulated as one possible reason for the finding.
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This study was supported by a grant for C. Gillberg from the Rädda Barnens Riksförbund (The Swedish Save the Children Federation).
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Gillberg, C., Forsell, C. Childhood psychosis and neurofibromatosis—more than a coincidence?. J Autism Dev Disord 14, 1–8 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02408551
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