Childhood-Onset Schizophrenia: A rare early-onset form of the mental disorder called schizophrenia. Symptoms start before the age of thirteen. Symptoms usually start gradually and are often preceded by slow motor, speech and language development. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Childhood-Onset Schizophrenia is available below.
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Childhood-Onset Schizophrenia is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Childhood-Onset Schizophrenia, or a subtype of Childhood-Onset Schizophrenia,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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