Epilepsy, autism, and neurodevelopment: Kindling a shared vulnerability?

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 370-374

  Gilby, Krista L ^a   O'Brien, Terence J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorder; Comorbidity; Epilepsy; Neurodevelopment

Indexed keywords

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTISM; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTIC STATE; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RETT SYNDROME; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; AUTISTIC DISORDER; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; KINDLING, NEUROLOGIC; RATS;

EID: 84875253026     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2012.11.002     Document Type: Review

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