Psychological characteristics of Noonan syndrome: a case report
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Noonan Syndrome, Behavioral phenotypeAbstract
A case of Noonan Syndrome (NS) is presented. Consulting reason is an Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) suspicion. In the evaluation process and in the face of results in the applied tests, that does not confirm this diagnosis, the parents report that the patient has this syndrome. It is discussed the importance of future research that can help to identify a possible behavioral phenotype of the syndrome.
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