Sleep disorders, epilepsy, and autism

Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 122-125

  Malow, Beth A ^a,b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Department of Neurology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Epilepsy; Melatonin; Polysomnography; REM sleep; Sleep

Indexed keywords

AUTISM; CHILD; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; FRONTAL LOBE EPILEPSY; HUMAN; NONREM SLEEP; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REM SLEEP; REVIEW; SEIZURE; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE; SOMNOLENCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ANTIOXIDANTS; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; MELATONIN; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; SLEEP DISORDERS; SLEEP STAGES; SLEEP, REM;

EID: 4944253588     PISSN: 10804013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrdd.20023     Document Type: Review

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