Autism in Dravet syndrome: Prevalence, features, and relationship to the clinical characteristics of epilepsy and mental retardation

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 291-295

  Li, Bing Mei ^a   Liu, Xiao Rong ^a   Yi, Yong Hong ^a   Deng, Yu Hong ^a   Su, Tao ^a   Zou, Xin ^a   Liao, Wei Ping ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Autism; Dravet syndrome; Epilepsy; Mental retardation; Seizure

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEVERE MYOCLONIC EPILEPSY IN INFANCY; SPEECH DISORDER;

ADOLESCENT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; BRAIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPILEPSIES, MYOCLONIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEIZURES, FEBRILE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 79959602137     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2011.04.060     Document Type: Article

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