Clomipramine ameliorates adventitious movements and compulsions in prepubertal boys with autistic disorder and severe mental retardation

James R. Brasic, J. Y. Barnett, D. Kaplan, B. B. Sheitman, P. Aisemberg, R. T. Lafargue, S. Kowalik, A. Clark, M. O. Tsaltas, J. G. Young

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Abstract

In an open, nonblind clinical trial, clomipramine reduced adventitious movementsand compulsions in five previously medicated prepubertal boys with autistic disorder andsevere mental retardation. Poorly adapted rating scales, interrater variability, subjectheterogeneity, different treatment histories, and environmental stresses confounded the assessment of treatment effects.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1309-1312
Number of pages4
JournalNeurology
Volume44
Issue number7
StatePublished - Jul 1994
Externally publishedYes

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  • Clinical Neurology

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    Brasic, J. R., Barnett, J. Y., Kaplan, D., Sheitman, B. B., Aisemberg, P., Lafargue, R. T., Kowalik, S., Clark, A., Tsaltas, M. O., & Young, J. G. (1994). Clomipramine ameliorates adventitious movements and compulsions in prepubertal boys with autistic disorder and severe mental retardation. Neurology, 44(7), 1309-1312.