Reliability and diagnostic efficiency of the Diagnostic Inventory for Disharmony (DID) in youths with Pervasive Developmental Disorder and Multiple Complex Developmental Disorder

2011 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 1493-1499 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean Xavier ◽  
Léonard Vannetzel ◽  
Sylvie Viaux ◽  
Arthur Leroy ◽  
Monique Plaza ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pervasive Developmental Disorder ◽  
Developmental Disorder ◽  
Diagnostic Efficiency ◽  
Multiple Complex Developmental Disorder ◽  
Complex Developmental Disorder

MRI-based morphometry in children with multiple complex developmental disorder, a phenotypically defined subtype of pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified

2007 ◽  
Vol 38 (9) ◽  
pp. 1361-1367 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. E. Lahuis ◽  
S. Durston ◽  
H. Nederveen ◽  
M. Zeegers ◽  
S. J. M. C. Palmen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Autism Spectrum Disorders ◽  
Pervasive Developmental Disorder ◽  
Developmental Disorder ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Intracranial Volume ◽  
High Functioning ◽  
Not Otherwise Specified ◽  
Multiple Complex Developmental Disorder ◽  
Spectrum Disorders ◽  
Complex Developmental Disorder

BackgroundThe DSM-IV-R classification Pervasive Developmental Disorder – Not otherwise Specified (PDD-NOS) is based on the symptoms for autism and includes a wide variety of phenotypes that do not meet full criteria for autism. As such, PDD-NOS is a broad and poorly defined residual category of the autism spectrum disorders. In order to address the heterogeneity in this residual category it may be helpful to define clinical and neurobiological subtypes. Multiple complex developmental disorder (MCDD) may constitute such a subtype. In order to study the neurobiological specificity of MCDD in comparison with other autism spectrum disorders, we investigated brain morphology in children (age 7–15 years) with MCDD compared to children with autism and typically developing controls.MethodStructural MRI measures were compared between 22 high-functioning subjects with MCDD and 21 high-functioning subjects with autism, and 21 matched controls.ResultsSubjects with MCDD showed an enlarged cerebellum and a trend towards larger grey-matter volume compared to control subjects. Compared to subjects with autism, subjects with MCDD had smaller intracranial volume.ConclusionsWe report a pattern of volumetric changes in the brains of subjects with MCDD, similar to that seen in autism. However, no enlargement in head size was found. This suggests that although some of the neurobiological changes associated with MCDD overlap with those in autism, others do not. These neurobiological changes may reflect differences in the developmental trajectories associated with these two subtypes of autism spectrum disorders.

Das Konzept der «Multiple Complex Developmental Disorder» (MCDD)

2012 ◽  
Vol 40 (5) ◽  
pp. 341-349 ◽  
Author(s):  
Inge Kamp-Becker ◽  
Klaus Baumann ◽  
Linda Sprenger ◽  
Katja Becker
Keyword(s):  
Developmental Disorder ◽  
Wird Eine ◽  
Icd 10 ◽  
Dsm Iv ◽  
Multiple Complex Developmental Disorder ◽  
Complex Developmental Disorder

Fragestellung: Die «Multiple complex developmental disorder» (MCDD) ist ein wenig bekanntes Störungsbild, das durch Auffälligkeiten in der Emotionsregulation, der sozialen Interaktion und Denkstörungen gekennzeichnet ist. Weder im Klassifikationssystem des ICD-10, noch im DSM-IV kommt diese Diagnose vor. Methodik: In der vorliegenden Arbeit wird eine Übersicht über die diagnostischen Kriterien und den aktuellen Forschungsstand zum Konzept der MCDD gegeben und anhand einer Kasuistik eines 17-jährigen Jugendlichen illustriert. Ergebnis: Das Störungsbild der MCDD weist Überschneidungen zu autistischen Störungen, aber auch zu Störungen aus dem schizophrenen Formenkreis auf. Eine klare Abgrenzung bzw. Zuordnung ist bisher nicht eindeutig möglich. Schlussfolgerungen: Viele Fragen bezüglich des Störungsbildes bleiben offen, weitere Forschung ist hier vonnöten.

Unresponsiveness to psychosocial stress in a subgroup of autistic-like children, Multiple Complex Developmental Disorder

2000 ◽  
Vol 25 (8) ◽  
pp. 753-764 ◽  
Author(s):  
L.M.C Jansen ◽  
C.C Gispen-de Wied ◽  
R.J Van der Gaag ◽  
F ten Hove ◽  
S.W.M Willemsen-Swinkels ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Psychosocial Stress ◽  
Developmental Disorder ◽  
Multiple Complex Developmental Disorder ◽  
Complex Developmental Disorder

Multiple Complex Developmental Disorder Delineated from PDD-NOS

2006 ◽  
Vol 37 (6) ◽  
pp. 1181-1191 ◽  
Author(s):  
Esther I. de Bruin ◽  
Pieter F. A. de Nijs ◽  
Fop Verheij ◽  
Catharina A. Hartman ◽  
Robert F. Ferdinand
Keyword(s):  
Developmental Disorder ◽  
Multiple Complex Developmental Disorder ◽  
Complex Developmental Disorder
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