[The clinic of autistic disorders at an early age].

Objective: To study disorders of mental development and psychopathological symptoms in young children with autistic disorders of various origins.

Material And Methods: Two hundred and sixty-five children, aged 9 months to 4 years, (201 boys, 64 girls) with symptoms of autistic disorder were examined. The patients were divided into two age groups - the 1st group consisted of 36 children, aged 9 months to 2 years, the 2nd group consisted of 229 children from 2 years to 4 years.

[Classification metamorphoses of autism in child psychiatry].

The article analyzes the evolution of scientific views on autism in children and milestone changes in the international classification. The main issues related to conceptual, terminological and classification aspects are reflected. The reasons for the increase in the prevalence of autism spectrum disorders, terminological inconsistencies, and deviations from etiopathogenetic views on autism are discussed.

[Cogitum in children's neurology and psychiatry (experience in the practical use)].

The authors review current data on the role of the synthetic aspartic acid analogue N-acetyaspartate (NAA) in various biochemical metabolic reactions in the CNS. Its importance as a biomarker for neuropsychiatric disorders identified using magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) is noted. The authors present their own results of the use of cogitum, a synthetic analogue of NAA, in children with the effects of traumatic brain injury, mental retardation, hyperactivity disorder and in the complex therapy of schizotypal disorder.

[Characteristics of neurological status in children with schizophrenia and schizotypal disorder].

Aim: To study characteristics of neurological status in children with schizophrenia and schizotypal disorder.

Material And Methods: A study included 80 children, aged from 5 to 10 years: 38 children were diagnosed with schizophrenia (ICD-10 F20.8хх3) and 42 with schizotypal disorder (F21).