Clinical and genetic evaluation of a family showing both autism and epilepsy

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 82, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 25-28

  Combi, R ^a   Redaelli, S ^a   Beghi, M ^b   Clerici, M ^a   Cornaggia, C M ^a   Dalpra L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^b SAN GERARDO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autism; Epilepsy; Genetics; Susceptibility loci

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE;

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHROMOSOME 15Q; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME DELETION; CHROMOSOME Q BAND; CHROMOSOME REARRANGEMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FAMILY STUDY; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GRAND MAL SEIZURE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MICROSATELLITE MARKER; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDER; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; HUMANS; LINKAGE (GENETICS); MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEDIGREE; PREGNANCY;

EID: 77952322872     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2010.02.004     Document Type: Article

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