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[Age and infectious psychoses in children and adolescents]
Insights
Infectious psychoses in children vary by age. Younger children experienced delirium, while older children showed affective-asthenic syndromes and prolonged consciousness disorders.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric Psychiatry
- Infectious Diseases
- Child Neurology
Background:
- Infectious diseases are known triggers for various neurological and psychiatric conditions in children.
- Understanding the specific manifestations of infectious psychoses across different pediatric age groups is crucial for timely diagnosis and intervention.
Purpose of the Study:
- To clinically investigate the characteristics of infectious psychoses in children.
- To analyze the age-specific differences in the presentation of infectious psychoses.
Main Methods:
- A clinical study involving 60 children diagnosed with infectious psychoses.
- Participants were divided into three age groups: 3-7 years, 7-12 years, and 12-17 years.
- Etiologic factors such as acute respiratory diseases, influenza, tonsillitis, and otitis were identified.
Main Results:
- Children aged 3-7 years primarily exhibited short-term delirium with visual and tactile hallucinations.
- Children aged 7-12 years presented with affective-asthenic syndromes and visual/acoustic illusions.
- Adolescents aged 12-17 years showed protracted or periodical disorders of consciousness, including psychosensory, senestopathic, and depersonalization symptoms.
Conclusions:
- Infectious psychoses manifest differently across pediatric age groups.
- Age-specific clinical presentations necessitate tailored diagnostic and therapeutic approaches.
- Identifying infectious etiologies is key in managing pediatric psychoses.
Abstract:
Infectious psychoses were studied clinically in 60 children divided into three age groups: 3-7 years, 7-12 years and 12-17 years. Acute respiratory diseases, influenza, tonsillitis, otitis were the etiologic factors of psychoses. Short-term delirium states characterized by visual and tactile hallucinations prevailed in the first group. Affective-asthenic syndromes prevailed in the second group children. Their psychoses were characterized by both visual and acoustic illusions. Protracted or periodical disorders of the consciousness including psychosensory, senestopathic and depersonalization ones prevailed in the third group.