The yield of the medical evaluation of children with pervasive developmental disorders

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 187-192

  Challman, Thomas D ^a,b   Barbaresi, William J ^c   Katusic, Slavica K ^d   Weaver, Amy ^d  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b GEISINGER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Department of Pediatric Medicine   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Autism; Chromosomal disorders; Medical conditions; Pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CHILD; CHROMOSOME DISORDER; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENETIC DISORDER; HUMAN; INFANT; KARYOTYPE; KARYOTYPE 47,XYY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE;

ADOLESCENT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; BRAIN DAMAGE, CHRONIC; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHROMOSOME DISORDERS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0037398568     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022995611730     Document Type: Article

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