The association between epilepsy and autism symptoms and maladaptive behaviors in children with autism spectrum disorder

Autism

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 996-1006

  Viscidi, Emma W ^a   Johnson, Ashley L ^b,c   Spence, Sarah J ^d   Buka, Stephen L ^a   Morrow, Eric M ^a,b,c   Triche, Elizabeth W ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b E P BRADLEY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

autism spectrum disorder; autism symptoms; epilepsy; hyperactivity; intellectual disability

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; IRRITABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALADJUSTMENT; MALE; PHENOTYPE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; COMORBIDITY; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMORBIDITY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; MALE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84898414901     PISSN: 13623613     EISSN: 14617005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1362361313508027     Document Type: Article

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