Epilepsy in autism: A pathophysiological consideration

Brain and Development

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 799-804

  Nomura, Yoshiko ^a   Nagao, Yuri ^a   Kimura, Kazue ^a   Hachimori, Kei ^a   Segawa, Masaya ^a  

^a Segawa Neurological Clinic for Children   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atonic non REM; Autism; Brainstem monoamine; Dopaminergic neuron; Epilepsy; Frontal and central focus; Locomotion; Noradrenergic neuron; Serotonergic neuron

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE RECEPTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BRAIN STEM; CHILD; CRAWLING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTOGENESIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRONTAL CORTEX; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; LOCOMOTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOAMINERGIC SYSTEM; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MUSCLE ATONIA; NONREM SLEEP; ONSET AGE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PEDUNCULOPONTINE TEGMENTAL NUCLEUS; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE; THALAMUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LOCOMOTION; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SLEEP; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957920404     PISSN: 03877604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2010.08.001     Document Type: Article

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