Routine developmental and autism screening in an epilepsy care setting

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 488-492

  Fisher, Breanne ^a   Dezort, Catherine ^a   Nordli, Douglas R ^a,b   Berg, Anne T ^a,b  

^a Epilepsy Center   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Children; Co morbidities; Comprehensive epilepsy care; Developmental delay; Epilepsy; Screening

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DEVELOPMENTAL SCREENING; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCREENING;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84864321796     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2012.06.006     Document Type: Article

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