[Protracted maniacal disorders in schizophrenic children].

The results of the study of 29 patients (25 boys and 4 girls) aged 4-11 years suffering from schizophrenia with manic disturbances are reviewed. These conditions were characterized by the absence of affect vitality, its homogeneity in the presence of emotional deficiency, dissociation of the manic syndrome, combination with autism, mental infantilism, superworship formations and neurosis-like disturbances. Four variants of chronic manias have been specified: benevolent, mischievous, hyperdynamic and hypomania with monotonous activity.