Case 12 was a 24-year-old Caucasian male with premutation of 67 CGG repeats. His developmental milestones were partially delayed with sitting at 13½ months, crawling at 14 months, walking at 16 months, saying words at 1 year, and phrases at ~30 months. He had a history of ASD in addition to psychiatric diagnoses including bipolar disorder, Tourette syndrome or chronic tic disorder, and OCD. He had also had four psychiatric hospitalizations in 2004 and twice in 2006. His full scale IQ was of 110. At age 24 he developed significant catatonia and was treated with several sessions of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) with a good response. He had not tolerated antipsychotic medication well and he was eventually treated with lithium and clonazepam.
Case 14 was a 34-year-old male with a premutation of 88 CGG repeats. He had a history of ADHD and a traumatic brain injury from jumping off a bed at 5 years old. He continued to have problems in school related to impulsivity, mood lability, ADHD and learning problems. In adolescence and adulthood he developed substance abuse problems including alcohol and cocaine. He spent time in rehabilitation before being evaluated at age 34. On the SCID, he met criteria for Bipolar Disorder I with the most recent episode manic, a history of Substance Abuse, and acute stress disorder. His Verbal IQ was 112, Performance IQ was 98, and full scale IQ was 107. He suffered from intermittent intention tremor that began in his late 20 s and long-term history of balance problems. He showed some autistic features. His MRI showed some white matter disease in the insula but no middle cerebellar peduncle sign. Because of his tremor and ataxia he had a possible diagnosis of FXTAS. After evaluation he subsequently began using alcohol again in addition to cocaine and methamphetamine. He developed paranoid ideation toward his mother and his father and threatened to kill them. He was subsequently shot and killed when he attacked someone without provocation.