A Psychotic Reaction in a Sex-Chromatin Negative Female

  • DA Swanson
  • GAD Hart
  • AG Miller

Abstract

Neuropsychiatric disorders found in association with Turner's syndrome (gonadal agenesis) are unusual. The case report describes a patient with Turner's syndrome who suffered an acute psychotic reaction. A brief review of the literature concerning this association is surveyed.

S. Afr. Med. J., 47, 146 (1973)

Author Biographies

DA Swanson
Department of Psychiatry, Tara, The H. Moross Centre and University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
GAD Hart
Department of Psychiatry, Tara, The H. Moross Centre and University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
AG Miller
Department of Psychiatry, Tara, The H. Moross Centre and University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
Published
2017-10-29
Section
Articles

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eISSN: 0256-95749
print ISSN: 2078-5135