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ERIC Number: EJ617988
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0162-3257
Treatment of Seizure Disorders and EEG Abnormalities in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders.
Tuchman, Roberto
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, v30 n5 p485-89 Oct 2000
The treatment of seizure disorders and EEG epileptiform abnormalities without epilepsy in children with autism spectrum disorders in considered within the context of the relationship epilepsy and epileptiform disorders to language, behavior, and cognition. The use of anticonvulsants to treat epileptiform discharges thought to be producing dysfunction is discussed. (Contains references.) (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Autism, Children, Drug Therapy, Epilepsy, Incidence, Individual Characteristics, Neurological Impairments, Outcomes of Treatment, Seizures, Surgery, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Note: Special Issue: Treatments for People with Autism and Other Pervasive Developmental Disorders: Research Perspectives.