Screening children with neurofibromatosis type 1 for autism spectrum disorder

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A

Volumn 164, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1706-1712

  Tinker, Jade ^a   Carbone, Paul S ^a   Viskochil, David ^a   Mathiesen, Amber ^a   Ma, Khe Ni ^a   Stevenson, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorders; Childhood autism spectrum test; Modified checklist for autism in toddlers; Neurofibromatosis type 1

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CHILDHOOD AUTISM SPECTRUM TEST; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MODIFIED CHECKLIST FOR AUTISM IN TODDLER; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; CHECKLIST; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; COMPLICATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; INFANT; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS 1; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

CHECKLIST; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS 1; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84902545180     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: 15524833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.36549     Document Type: Article

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