Epilepsy in disintegrative psychosis and infantile autism: A long-term validation study

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 110-114

  Mouridsen, Svend Erik ^a   Rich, Bente ^b   Isager, Torben ^c  

^a BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b HOLBÆK HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c GLOSTRUP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAND MAL EPILEPSY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANTILE AUTISM; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; PATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; PUBERTY; RISK; TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; BRAIN DAMAGE, CHRONIC; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMORBIDITY; DENMARK; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; PATIENT ADMISSION; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0033007639     PISSN: 00121622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0012162299000213     Document Type: Article

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