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For the first five months of life, Jessica seemed to be developing normally. Then, her head gradually began to stop growing; a pediatrician described her condition as microcephaly.
 
  She demonstrated impaired language development,
  poor coordination, and a loss of social interactions. What is the most likely diagnosis?
   a) Rett's disorder
   b) autistic disorder
   c) childhood schizophrenia
   d) childhood disintegrative disorder

Question 2

Tricyclics (TCAs) and monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs) are
 
  a) never used anymore.
  b) parts of the limbic system implicated in mood disorders.
  c) neurotransmitters.
  d) antidepressant medications.


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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

a

Answer to Question 2

d


scienceeasy

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Reply 2 on: Jun 22, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
:D TYSM

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