- Multisystem developmental disorder
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Not to be confused with Multiple complex developmental disorder.
Multisystem developmental disorder (MSDD) is a term used by Stanley Greenspan to describe children under age 3 who exhibit signs of impaired communication as in autism, but with strong emotional attachments atypical of autism.[citation needed]
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Other uses of the term
The term multisystem developmental disorder has also been used to describe various developmental disorders, including Cornelia de Lange syndrome,[1] Alagille syndrome,[2] Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome,[3] and Williams syndrome.[4][5]
References
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- ^ Kamath, B.; Stolle, C.; Bason, L.; Colliton, R.; Piccoli, D.; Spinner, N.; Krantz, I. (Oct 2002). "Craniosynostosis in Alagille syndrome". American journal of medical genetics 112 (2): 176–180. doi:10.1002/ajmg.10608. ISSN 0148-7299. PMID 12244552.
- ^ Hendrix, Jd, Jr; Greer, Ke (May 1996). "Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome with multiple flamboyant keloids" (Free full text). Cutis; cutaneous medicine for the practitioner 57 (5): 346–8. ISSN 0011-4162. PMID 8726717. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/headandbrainmalformations.html.
- ^ Del, Rio, T; Urbán, Z; Csiszár, K; Boyd, Cd (Aug 1998). "A gene-dosage PCR method for the detection of elastin gene deletions in patients with Williams syndrome". Clinical genetics 54 (2): 129–35. doi:10.1111/j.1399-0004.1998.tb03715.x. ISSN 0009-9163. PMID 9761391.
- ^ Scheiber, D.; Fekete, G.; Urban, Z.; Tarjan, I.; Balaton, G.; Kosa, L.; Nagy, K.; Vajo, Z. (Sep 2006). "Echocardiographic findings in patients with Williams-Beuren syndrome". Wiener klinische Wochenschrift 118 (17–18): 538–542. doi:10.1007/s00508-006-0658-2. ISSN 0043-5325. PMID 17009066.
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PubMed
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Other sources
- Multisystem Developmental Disorder, Developmental Behavior Pediatrics Online
- Increasing Interaction with Children with Multisystem Developmental Disorder (MSDD), Developmental Delay Resources
- Integrated Treatment Approaches for Young Children with Multisystem Developmental Disorder, Education Resources Information Center
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