Brief Report: Prevalence of Co-occurring Epilepsy and Autism Spectrum Disorder: The U.S. National Survey of Children’s Health 2011–2012

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 224-229

  Thomas, Shiny ^a,d   Hovinga, Mary E ^a   Rai, Dheeraj ^b,c   Lee, Brian K ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c AVON AND WILTSHIRE MENTAL HEALTH PARTNERSHIP NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Comorbid; Epidemiology; Epilepsy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPEECH DISORDER; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; COMORBIDITY; HEALTH SURVEY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMORBIDITY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84991666665     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-016-2938-7     Document Type: Article

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