Aggressive behavior in patients with Sotos syndrome

Pediatr Neurol. 2000 Jan;22(1):64-7. doi: 10.1016/s0887-8994(99)00105-8.

Abstract

Sotos syndrome is characterized by peculiar facies, prenatal and postnatal overgrowth, and developmental delay. The course of six patients with psychiatric, neurologic, and magnetic resonance imaging evaluations is reported. Three (50%) of the six patients were observed to have a tendency toward aggressiveness, including one who had pyromania.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aggression*
  • Brain / abnormalities*
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Developmental Disabilities / diagnosis
  • Developmental Disabilities / psychology*
  • Female
  • Growth Disorders / diagnosis
  • Growth Disorders / psychology*
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male