EEG abnormalities and epilepsy in autistic spectrum disorders: Clinical and familial correlates

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 178-182

  Ekinci, Ozalp ^a   Arman, Ayşe Rodopman ^b   Işik, Uǧur ^c   Bez, Yasin ^d   Berkem, Meral ^b  

^a Antakya State Hospital of Obstetrics and Child Care   (Turkey)

^b MARMARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c ACIBADEM UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d Diyarbakir Devlet Hastanesi   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Autism; Autistic spectrum disorder; Electroencephalography; Epilepsy; Interictal EEG abnormality

Indexed keywords

PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; RISPERIDONE;

ABERRANT BEHAVIOR CHECKLIST; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; ASTHMA; AUTISM; AUTISM BEHAVIOR CHECKLIST; CHILD; CHILDHOOD AUTISM RATING SCALE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPSY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PERVASIVE DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INFANT; MALE; PREGNANCY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 75749137647     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2009.11.014     Document Type: Article

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