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 10Intellectual Disability Is Associated with Increased Runs of Homozygosity in Simplex Autism
Gamsiz ED, Viscidi EW, Frederick AM, Nagpal S, Sanders SJ, Murtha MT, Schmidt M, Consortium S, Triche EW, Geschwind DH, State MW, Istrail S, Cook EH, Devlin B, Morrow EM. Intellectual Disability Is Associated with Increased Runs of Homozygosity in Simplex Autism. American Journal Of Human Genetics 2013, 93: 103-109. PMID: 23830515, PMCID: PMC3710760, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2013.06.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome-wide analysisRare deleterious variantsDistinct genetic architecturesAutism candidate genesExome sequence dataGenetic architectureSingle geneROH burdenCandidate genesDeleterious variantsAutosomal recessive mutationSimplex autismGenesProportion of femalesIntellectual disabilityHomozygosityFamilyLociUnaffected siblingsMutationsAutism spectrum disorderFemalesProbandsVariants