Autism spectrum disorders and epilepsy in children: A commentary on the occurrence of autism in epilepsy; how it can present differently and the challenges associated with diagnosis.
Epilepsy Behav
; 117: 107813, 2021 04.
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ABSTRACT
Autism occurs more frequently in epilepsy, but is often not diagnosed. This could be due to a focus on medical issues, or because it presents differently from classic autism in its timing, phenotype, fluctuating profiles, and high level of comorbidity. Without a diagnosis, these children miss out on interventions that could modify outcome and their families and local teams will struggle to understand and support them. They also become a hidden group that does not participate in or benefit from research. This paper examined the issues and challenges of diagnosing autism in a population with a high-risk of epilepsy, drawing on more than 20â¯years' experience of a specialist multi-disciplinary Developmental Epilepsy Clinic (DEC).
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Assunto principal:
Transtorno Autístico
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Epilepsia
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Transtorno do Espectro Autista
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Child
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Humans
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En
Ano de publicação:
2021
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Article