The role of epilepsy and epileptiform eegs in autism spectrum disorders

Pediatric Research

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 599-606

  Spence, Sarah J ^a,b   Schneider, Mark T ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTISM; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 66749187786     PISSN: 00313998     EISSN: 15300447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1203/PDR.0b013e31819e7168     Document Type: Review

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