AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER AND SCHIZOPHRENIA - SIMILARITIES BETWEEN THE TWO DISORDERS WITH A CASE REPORT OF A PATIENT WITH DUAL DIAGNOSIS

Alicja Sierakowska; Mateusz Roszak; Milena Lipińska; Anna Bieniasiewicz; Beata Łabuz-Roszak

doi:10.36740/Merkur202302111

AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER AND SCHIZOPHRENIA - SIMILARITIES BETWEEN THE TWO DISORDERS WITH A CASE REPORT OF A PATIENT WITH DUAL DIAGNOSIS

Pol Merkur Lekarski. 2023;51(2):172-177. doi: 10.36740/Merkur202302111.

Authors

Alicja Sierakowska¹, Mateusz Roszak¹, Milena Lipińska², Anna Bieniasiewicz³, Beata Łabuz-Roszak³

Affiliations

¹ STUDENT ASSOCIATION OF NEUROLOGY AT THE DEPARTMENT OF NEUROLOGY, INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, OPOLE UNIVERSITY, OPOLE, POLAND.
² DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY, ST. JADWIGA REGIONAL SPECIALIZED HOSPITAL, OPOLE, POLAND.
³ DEPARTMENT OF NEUROLOGY, INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, UNIVERSITY OF OPOLE, OPOLE, POLAND; DEPARTMENT OF NEUROLOGY, ST. JADWIGA REGIONAL SPECIALIZED HOSPITAL, OPOLE, POLAND.

PMID: 37254766
DOI: 10.36740/Merkur202302111

Abstract

This paper presents the genetic, molecular and neuroanatomical similarities between autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and schizophrenia using the case report of a 34-year-old female patient with a previous diagnosis of schizophrenia as an example. As a result of repeat hospitalization, expanded history, psychological testing and verification of persistent symptoms of psychopathology, a cooccurring diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder was made.

Keywords: iron triangle theory; neurodevelopmental disorders; autism spectrum disorders; schizophrenia.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Autism Spectrum Disorder* / complications
Autism Spectrum Disorder* / diagnosis
Autism Spectrum Disorder* / genetics
Diagnosis, Dual (Psychiatry)
Female
Humans
Schizophrenia* / complications
Schizophrenia* / diagnosis
Schizophrenia* / genetics