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Salcedo-Arellano MJ, Lozano R, Tassone F, Hagerman RJ, Saldarriaga W. Alcohol use dependence in fragile X syndrome. Intractable Rare Dis Res 2016; 5:207-13. [PMID: 27672544 PMCID: PMC4995423 DOI: 10.5582/irdr.2016.01046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2016] [Revised: 06/28/2016] [Accepted: 06/29/2016] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
Abstract
Alcohol use disorders (AUDs) have been reported in a limited number of individuals with cognitive impairment but rarely in those with fragile X syndrome (FXS). However, in Colombia, culturally, alcohol consumption is very common. Here, we report eight cases of patients with FXS who have frequent alcohol consumption in Ricaurte, Colombia. Some of these patients have also used tobacco and illegal substances, including cocaine, which use has not been previously reported in those with FXS. Alcohol and substance use dependence is associated with exacerbation of their behavioral problems, such as increased impulsivity and aggression, as well as of medical problems such as an increased frequency of seizures.
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Affiliation(s)
- María J Salcedo-Arellano
- School of Medicine, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia
- Research Group in Congenital & Perinatal Malformations, Dysmorphology and Clinical Genetics (MACOS), Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia
- Medical Investigation of Neurodevelopmental Disorders (MIND) Institute, University of California, Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA, USA
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- Seaver Autism Center. Departments of Genomic Sciences, Psychiatry and Pediatrics. Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY, USA
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- Medical Investigation of Neurodevelopmental Disorders (MIND) Institute, University of California, Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA, USA
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, University of California, Davis, USA
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- Medical Investigation of Neurodevelopmental Disorders (MIND) Institute, University of California, Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, University of California, Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA, USA
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- School of Medicine, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia
- Research Group in Congenital & Perinatal Malformations, Dysmorphology and Clinical Genetics (MACOS), Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia
- Departments of Morphology and Obstetrics & Gynecology, Universidad del Valle, Hospital Universitario Del Valle, Cali, Colombia
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