Allergic manifestations in autistic children: Relation to disease severity

Journal of Pediatric Neurology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 115-123

  Mostafa, Gehan A ^a   Hamza, Rasha T ^a   El Shahawi, Heba H ^a  

^a AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Allergy; Autism; Autistic severity; Serum IgE

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; AUTISM; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNOMODULATION; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

EID: 44949244099     PISSN: 13042580     EISSN: 18759041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1557446     Document Type: Article

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