Sleep in subjects with autistic disorder: A neurophysiological and psychological study

Brain and Development

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 88-92

  Elia, Maurizio ^a   Ferri, Raffaele ^a   Musumeci, Sebastiano A ^a   Del Gracco, Stefano ^a   Bottitta, Maria ^a   Scuderi, Carmela ^a   Miano, Giuseppe ^a   Panerai, Simonetta ^a   Bertrand, Thierry ^b   Grubar, Jean Claude ^b  

^a OASI RESEARCH INSTITUTE IRCCS   (Italy)

^b Dept Carrieres Sociales U   (France)

Author keywords

Autistic disorder; Childhood Autism Rating Scale; Psychoeducational profile revised test; Rapid eye movements; Sleep; Twitches

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ELECTROOCULOGRAM; EYE HAND COORDINATION; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MUSCLE TWITCH; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PERCEPTION; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PSYCHOLOGY; RATING SCALE; REM SLEEP; SLEEP; SLEEP PARAMETERS;

ADOLESCENT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; BRAIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; SLEEP; SLEEP, REM;

EID: 17444447057     PISSN: 03877604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0387-7604(99)00119-9     Document Type: Article

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