Aggression, rage and dyscontrol in neurological diseases of children

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Gosalakkal, Jayaprakash A.

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Note: [] Correspondence: Jayaprakash A. Gosalakkal, M.D., Consultant Pediatric Neurologist, CDC/Windsor Building Leicester Royal Infirmary Leicester LE1 5WW, United Kingdom. Fax: 0 11 62 58 76 37; E-mail: [email protected]

Abstract: Behavioral neurology has been bridging the gap between neurology and psychiatry in children. There are several neuropsychiatric disorders of children in which aggression is a dominant symptom. Both global disorders like attention deficit hyperactivity disorder as well as localized dysfunction of the brain may lead to aggression. A number of neurometabolic disorders as well as post-epileptic and postsurgical states may present with aggression in children. Drugs are sometimes effective especially in combination with a multimode approach. In this review some of the more common causes for aggression in neurologically impaired children, the associated co-morbidities and treatment are discussed. (J Pediatr Neurol 2003; 1(1): 9–14).

Keywords: neuropsychiatric disorder, impaired child

Journal: Journal of Pediatric Neurology, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 9-14, 2003