Autism spectrum disorders in children with a history of infantile spasms: A population-based study

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1102-1107

  Saemundsen, Evald ^a,b   Ludvigsson, Petur ^a   Rafnsson, Vilhjalmur ^c  

^a State Diagnostic and Counseling Center   (Iceland)

^b LANDSPITALI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Iceland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorder; Infantile spasms

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; ICELAND; INFANTILE SPASM; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

ADOLESCENT; ASPHYXIA NEONATORUM; AUTISTIC DISORDER; BRAIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOXIA-ISCHEMIA, BRAIN; ICELAND; INFANT, NEWBORN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM MALFORMATIONS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPASMS, INFANTILE;

EID: 34548666212     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883073807306251     Document Type: Article

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