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Conclusions
The patient with FXS usually presents with an array of physical and behavioral problems that require monitoring and treatment. Medical complications associated with the syndrome require detection and
early treatment. Although no cure is available, several medication possibilities have been presented and can be used to treat specific behavior problems. Although some patients with FXS have not required psychopharmacologic
intervention, many have benefited from one or more of the medications discussed. If behavior problems exist, an appropriate medication trial can be considered in conjunction with additional intervention, discussed in chapters 9,
10, and 11. Further research involving controlled medication trials is necessary to clarify the most effective medication options in children and adults with FXS.
Acknowledgments
I gratefully acknowledge grant support from NICHD (HD36071), the FRAXA Foundation, the National Fragile X Foundation, and the Lang Family Fund. I also thank Susan Harris and Andrew Wheeler for their
wonderful expertise and support, which made this chapter possible.
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This article is not intended to give medical advice for individual cases. Any change in medical treatment
should be done in consultation with appropriate medical personnel. This article is written for medical professionals. Some of the terms will be unfamiliar to those who are not trained in medical fields.
*This article is from the chapter on treatment in the 3rd edition of Fragile X Syndrome: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Research edited
by Randi Jenssen Hagerman, M.D. and Paul Hagerman, M.D., Ph.D., to be published May 2002. It is included with permission from The Johns Hopkins University Press. References to other chapters refer to chapters in
the book which are not included as part of this website.
The complete 3rd edition of Fragile X Syndrome: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Research can be ordered from the National Fragile X Foundation by calling
1-800-688-8765 or from The Johns Hopkins University Press at 1-800-537-5487.
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