Zihinsel Engelliliği Olan Bir Ergende Düşük Doz Propranolol ile Agresyonun Başarılı Tedavisi: Bir Olgu Sunumu

Abstract

The risk of accompanying aggression in children with Intellectual disability is known to be higher than in healthy children. Aggression in subjects with ID can severely impact on individuals' social adaptation and education and on the quality of life of caregivers. Aggression may be verbal or physical. Various agents are used as antiaggressive drugs, including lithium, anticonvulsants and antipsychotics, although data regarding the effectiveness of these are limited. It is shown that propranonol is effective in the treatment of aggression. This report describes the successful management with propranolol of aggressive and self-mutilative behaviors in an adolescent with severe ID.