A review of recent reports on autism: 1000 studies published in 2007

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 425-437

  Hughes, John R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Behavior; Communication; Deficiencies; Epilepsy; Mirror neurons; Theory of mind

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; ARIPIPRAZOLE; ATOMOXETINE; ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; HALOPERIDOL; HYPNOTIC AGENT; LYSERGIDE; MEMANTINE; MERCURY; METAL; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OLANZAPINE; OXYGEN; PIRACETAM; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; QUETIAPINE; RISPERIDONE; SEDATIVE AGENT; THIOMERSAL; TRANQUILIZER; VALPROIC ACID; ZIPRASIDONE;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADD ON THERAPY; AUTISM; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN CORTEX; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM MALFORMATION; CEPHALOMETRY; CHROMOSOME; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; EPILEPSY; GENE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; MASSAGE; MUSIC THERAPY; NERVE CELL; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; ROBOTICS; SELECTIVE ATTENTION; SIDE EFFECT; SOMNOLENCE; STEREOTYPY; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; WEIGHT GAIN;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; PUBLICATIONS;

EID: 50849092861     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2008.06.015     Document Type: Review

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