doi: 10.1111/j.1535-7511.2006.00113.x.
Autism and epilepsy: what has regression got to do with it?
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- DOI: 10.1111/j.1535-7511.2006.00113.x
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Autism and epilepsy: what has regression got to do with it?
Epilepsy Curr.
2006 Jul-Aug.
Abstract
The relationship among epilepsy, autism, and regression is a poorly understood and controversial subject. In this brief review, examples of epileptic encephalopathies associated with regression of language and behavior and their overlap with autistic regression are discussed.
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