A Unique Observation of a Patient with Vulto-van Silfhout-de Vries Syndrome.

ABSTRACT: Introduction: Vulto-van Silfhout-de Vries Syndrome (VSVS; OMIM#615828) is a rare hereditary disease associated with impaired intellectual development and speech, delayed psychomotor development, and behavioral anomalies, including autistic behavioral traits and poor eye contact. To date, 27 patients with VSVS have been reported in the literature. Materials and Methods: We describe a 23-year-old male patient with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) who was admitted to the gastroenterological hospital with signs of pseudomembranous colitis. ASD was first noted in the patient at the age of 2.5 years. Later, he developed epileptic seizures and important growth retardation. Prior to the hospitalization, chromosomal aberrations, Fragile X syndrome, and aminoacidopathies/aminoacidurias associated with

SUBMITTER: Bodunova N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9406734 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature