Abnormalities on the Neurological Examination and EEG in Young Children with Pervasive Developmental Disorders

Autor/inn/en	Akshoomoff, Natacha; Farid, Nikdokht; Courchesne, Eric; Haas, Richard
Titel	Abnormalities on the Neurological Examination and EEG in Young Children with Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Quelle	In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 37 (2007) 5, S.887-893 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3257
DOI	10.1007/s10803-006-0216-9
Schlagwörter	Young Children; Age; Seizures; Autism; Diagnostic Tests; Neurology; Pervasive Developmental Disorders + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Frühe Kindheit; Alter; Lebensalter; Anfallsleiden; Autismus; Diagnostic test; Diagnostischer Test; Neurologie
Abstract	This study examined the nature and frequency of neurological and EEG abnormalities in 60 young children (ages 2-6 years) with pervasive developmental disorders. A number of standard neurological functions could not be adequately assessed due to the young age of the children and/or limited comprehension and cooperation. The most common neurological deficits were hyporeflexia, stereotypies, and hypotonia. EEG abnormalities were identified in 32% of the children while only two children were known to have clinical seizures. The frequency of cases with hypotonia or hyporeflexia was more common than in older children with this diagnosis. Results also indicate that EEG abnormalities are common in this young population but clinical seizures are rare, confirming other studies. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10