The association between epilepsy and autism symptoms and maladaptive behaviors in children with autism spectrum disorder
Viscidi E, Johnson A, Spence S, Buka S, Morrow E, Triche E. The association between epilepsy and autism symptoms and maladaptive behaviors in children with autism spectrum disorder. Autism 2013, 18: 996-1006. PMID: 24165273, PMCID: PMC4002664, DOI: 10.1177/1362361313508027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutism spectrum disorderAutism symptomsMaladaptive behaviorsAutism phenotypeHyperactivity symptomsSpectrum disorderMore autism symptomsCo-occurring intellectual disabilitySimons Simplex CollectionEpilepsy groupLower IQGreater impairmentMore irritabilityIntellectual disabilityIQChildrenImportant clinical implicationsClinical implicationsDisordersSymptomsBehaviorImpairmentIrritabilityImplicationsAssociationClinical Characteristics of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Co-Occurring Epilepsy
Viscidi E, Triche E, Pescosolido M, McLean R, Joseph R, Spence S, Morrow E. Clinical Characteristics of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Co-Occurring Epilepsy. PLOS ONE 2013, 8: e67797. PMID: 23861807, PMCID: PMC3701630, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0067797.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrevalence of epilepsyClinical characteristicsDevelopmental regressionOlder ageAverage prevalenceCo-occurring epilepsyAutism spectrum disorderDate of patientsMultivariate logistic regressionLarger patient populationCross-sectional studyPopulation-based samplePatient populationChildren ages 10Independent associationRisk factorsMultivariate regression modelSpectrum disorderEpilepsyAlert cliniciansSample of childrenLarger studyLogistic regressionPrevalenceAge 10