Incidence and behavioral correlates of epileptiform abnormalities in autism spectrum disorders

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 452-458

  Mulligan, Caitlin K ^a   Trauner, Doris A ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^c RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

ASD; Autism; Behavior; EEG; Epilepsy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISM; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EEG ABNORMALITY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; FAMILY COUNSELING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERVASIVE DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP DISORDER; SOCIAL INTERACTION; STEREOTYPY; WAKEFULNESS; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; INFANT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STEREOTYPED BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84899063148     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-013-1888-6     Document Type: Article

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