Second seizure risk and "idiopathic autism"

Idiopathic autism refers to instances where autism is the primary diagnosis and not something secondary to another - usually genetic - condi...

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Cannabidiol for drug-resistant seizures in Dravet syndrome

" Cannabis drug cuts seizures in children with severe epilepsy in trial " went one of the headlines referencing the results publis...

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Cerebral palsy and autism continued

" Our findings support the need for a multidisciplinary approach to management of children with CP  [ cerebral palsy ]  to adequately i...

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EEG abnormalities and "high functioning" autism

I'm not a great fan of the term 'functioning' when it comes to autism ( see here ) hence the quote marks around high-functioning...

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Autism, ageing and comorbidity

I'm not spending too much time today on the findings published by Elizabeth Wise and colleagues [1] but did want to bring them to your ...

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Sex and age might affect comorbidity profiles in autism

The paper by Supekar and colleagues [1] provides some food for thought today specifically with the idea that comorbidity profiles accompany...

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"Autoimmune epilepsy is an underrecognized condition..."

" Among adult patients with epilepsy of unknown etiology, a significant minority had detectable serum Abs  [ autoantibodies ]  suggest...

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