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Abnormal temper tantrums

MedGen UID:
1370989
•Concept ID:
C4476625
•
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
HPO: HP:0025160

Definition

Temper tantrums are brief episodes of extreme, unpleasant, and sometimes aggressive behaviors in response to frustration or anger, which are a normal part of development in toddlers. Temper tantrums that occur more frequently in a given time and/or are more severe in symptomatology and/or longer in duration and/or inappropriate for the given age compared to a temper tantrum that naturally occurs as a part of the developmental process are classified as abnormal temper tantrums. [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

N-Acetylcysteine provides limited efficacy as treatment option for skin picking in Prader-Willi syndrome.
Wieting J, Deest M, Bleich S, Frieling H, Eberlein C
Am J Med Genet A 2022 Mar;188(3):828-835. Epub 2021 Dec 2 doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.62589. PMID: 34854203
The changing purpose of Prader-Willi syndrome clinical diagnostic criteria and proposed revised criteria.
Gunay-Aygun M, Schwartz S, Heeger S, O'Riordan MA, Cassidy SB
Pediatrics 2001 Nov;108(5):E92. doi: 10.1542/peds.108.5.e92. PMID: 11694676
Psychopharmacologic treatment of pathologic aggression.
Fava M
Psychiatr Clin North Am 1997 Jun;20(2):427-51. doi: 10.1016/s0193-953x(05)70321-x. PMID: 9196923

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

N-Acetylcysteine provides limited efficacy as treatment option for skin picking in Prader-Willi syndrome.
Wieting J, Deest M, Bleich S, Frieling H, Eberlein C
Am J Med Genet A 2022 Mar;188(3):828-835. Epub 2021 Dec 2 doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.62589. PMID: 34854203
Smith-Magenis syndrome: Clinical and behavioral characteristics in a large retrospective cohort.
Rive Le Gouard N, Jacquinet A, Ruaud L, Deleersnyder H, Ageorges F, Gallard J, Lacombe D, Odent S, Mikaty M, Manouvrier-Hanu S, Ghoumid J, Geneviève D, Lehman N, Philip N, Edery P, Héron D, Rastel C, Chancenotte S, Thauvin-Robinet C, Faivre L, Perrin L, Verloes A
Clin Genet 2021 Apr;99(4):519-528. Epub 2021 Jan 5 doi: 10.1111/cge.13906. PMID: 33368193
Parental Reports of Prodromal Psychopathology in Pediatric Bipolar Disorder.
Hernandez M, Marangoni C, Grant MC, Estrada J, Faedda GL
Curr Neuropharmacol 2017 Apr;15(3):380-385. doi: 10.2174/1570159X14666160801162046. PMID: 28503109Free PMC Article
Assessment, management, and prevention of childhood temper tantrums.
Daniels E, Mandleco B, Luthy KE
J Am Acad Nurse Pract 2012 Oct;24(10):569-73. Epub 2012 Jul 2 doi: 10.1111/j.1745-7599.2012.00755.x. PMID: 23006014
Advances in drug treatments for children and adolescents with autism and other pervasive developmental disorders.
Malone RP, Gratz SS, Delaney MA, Hyman SB
CNS Drugs 2005;19(11):923-34. doi: 10.2165/00023210-200519110-00003. PMID: 16268664

Diagnosis

Toward a Developmental Nosology for Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder in Early Childhood.
Wiggins JL, Briggs-Gowan MJ, Brotman MA, Leibenluft E, Wakschlag LS
J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2021 Mar;60(3):388-397. Epub 2020 Jun 27 doi: 10.1016/j.jaac.2020.04.015. PMID: 32599006Free PMC Article
Parental Reports of Prodromal Psychopathology in Pediatric Bipolar Disorder.
Hernandez M, Marangoni C, Grant MC, Estrada J, Faedda GL
Curr Neuropharmacol 2017 Apr;15(3):380-385. doi: 10.2174/1570159X14666160801162046. PMID: 28503109Free PMC Article
The metopic-sagittal craniosynostosis-report of 35 operative cases.
Shimoji T, Kimura T, Shimoji K, Miyajima M
Childs Nerv Syst 2017 Aug;33(8):1335-1348. Epub 2017 May 3 doi: 10.1007/s00381-017-3430-1. PMID: 28470385
Mania with Aarskog-Scott syndrome.
Nayak RB, Ambika L, Bhogale GS, Pandurangi A
Indian Pediatr 2012 Apr;49(4):327-8. PMID: 22565081
Behavioral phenotypes in genetic syndromes: genetic clues to human behavior.
Cassidy SB, Morris CA
Adv Pediatr 2002;49:59-86. PMID: 12214780

Therapy

N-Acetylcysteine provides limited efficacy as treatment option for skin picking in Prader-Willi syndrome.
Wieting J, Deest M, Bleich S, Frieling H, Eberlein C
Am J Med Genet A 2022 Mar;188(3):828-835. Epub 2021 Dec 2 doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.62589. PMID: 34854203
Oxytocin in young children with Prader-Willi syndrome: Results of a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover trial investigating 3 months of oxytocin.
Damen L, Grootjen LN, Juriaans AF, Donze SH, Huisman TM, Visser JA, Delhanty PJD, Hokken-Koelega ACS
Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 2021 May;94(5):774-785. Epub 2020 Dec 21 doi: 10.1111/cen.14387. PMID: 33296519Free PMC Article
Advances in drug treatments for children and adolescents with autism and other pervasive developmental disorders.
Malone RP, Gratz SS, Delaney MA, Hyman SB
CNS Drugs 2005;19(11):923-34. doi: 10.2165/00023210-200519110-00003. PMID: 16268664
Psychopharmacologic treatment of pathologic aggression.
Fava M
Psychiatr Clin North Am 1997 Jun;20(2):427-51. doi: 10.1016/s0193-953x(05)70321-x. PMID: 9196923
Prader-Willi syndrome and psychoses.
Clarke DJ
Br J Psychiatry 1993 Nov;163:680-4. doi: 10.1192/bjp.163.5.680. PMID: 8298842

Prognosis

Toward a Developmental Nosology for Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder in Early Childhood.
Wiggins JL, Briggs-Gowan MJ, Brotman MA, Leibenluft E, Wakschlag LS
J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2021 Mar;60(3):388-397. Epub 2020 Jun 27 doi: 10.1016/j.jaac.2020.04.015. PMID: 32599006Free PMC Article
Parental Reports of Prodromal Psychopathology in Pediatric Bipolar Disorder.
Hernandez M, Marangoni C, Grant MC, Estrada J, Faedda GL
Curr Neuropharmacol 2017 Apr;15(3):380-385. doi: 10.2174/1570159X14666160801162046. PMID: 28503109Free PMC Article
Signalling changes to individuals who show resistance to change can reduce challenging behaviour.
Bull LE, Oliver C, Woodcock KA
J Behav Ther Exp Psychiatry 2017 Mar;54:58-70. Epub 2016 Jun 22 doi: 10.1016/j.jbtep.2016.06.006. PMID: 27367567
Behavioral phenotype in adults with Prader-Willi syndrome.
Sinnema M, Einfeld SL, Schrander-Stumpel CT, Maaskant MA, Boer H, Curfs LM
Res Dev Disabil 2011 Mar-Apr;32(2):604-12. Epub 2011 Jan 11 doi: 10.1016/j.ridd.2010.12.014. PMID: 21227640
Atypical behaviors in children with autism and children with a history of language impairment.
Dominick KC, Davis NO, Lainhart J, Tager-Flusberg H, Folstein S
Res Dev Disabil 2007 Mar-Apr;28(2):145-62. Epub 2006 Apr 3 doi: 10.1016/j.ridd.2006.02.003. PMID: 16581226

Clinical prediction guides

Characteristics and relationship between hyperphagia, anxiety, behavioral challenges and caregiver burden in Prader-Willi syndrome.
Kayadjanian N, Vrana-Diaz C, Bohonowych J, Strong TV, Morin J, Potvin D, Schwartz L
PLoS One 2021;16(3):e0248739. Epub 2021 Mar 25 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0248739. PMID: 33765021Free PMC Article
Toward a Developmental Nosology for Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder in Early Childhood.
Wiggins JL, Briggs-Gowan MJ, Brotman MA, Leibenluft E, Wakschlag LS
J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2021 Mar;60(3):388-397. Epub 2020 Jun 27 doi: 10.1016/j.jaac.2020.04.015. PMID: 32599006Free PMC Article
The metopic-sagittal craniosynostosis-report of 35 operative cases.
Shimoji T, Kimura T, Shimoji K, Miyajima M
Childs Nerv Syst 2017 Aug;33(8):1335-1348. Epub 2017 May 3 doi: 10.1007/s00381-017-3430-1. PMID: 28470385
Regional cerebral blood flow and abnormal eating behavior in Prader-Willi syndrome.
Ogura K, Fujii T, Abe N, Hosokai Y, Shinohara M, Fukuda H, Mori E
Brain Dev 2013 May;35(5):427-34. Epub 2012 Aug 23 doi: 10.1016/j.braindev.2012.07.013. PMID: 22921862
Psychopharmacologic treatment of pathologic aggression.
Fava M
Psychiatr Clin North Am 1997 Jun;20(2):427-51. doi: 10.1016/s0193-953x(05)70321-x. PMID: 9196923

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