Epilepsy is not a prominent feature of primary autism

Neuropediatrics

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 207-210

  Pavone, P ^a   Incorpora, G ^a   Fiumara, A ^a   Parano, E ^a,b   Trifiletti, R R ^a,c   Ruggieri, Martino ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Italy)

^c NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Autistic behaviour; Childhood; Double syndrome; Mental retardation; Seizures

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BRAIN DYSFUNCTION; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SECONDARY AUTISM; SEIZURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; BRAIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 4544337909     PISSN: 0174304X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-821079     Document Type: Article

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