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9307927

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-11-13
pubmed:abstractText
Case histories of autistic twins with absence seizures are presented. The boys had autistic features prior to the onset of seizures during their second year of life. By age 3 years, the twins were significantly delayed in the areas of socialization, communications and impulse control. Typical autistic features were pronounced, including perseverative, nonpurposeful and self-stimulatory behaviors; lack of symbolic play; poor eye contact; echolalic and noncommunicative speech; and unresponsiveness to disciplinary efforts. The absence seizures, although first observed by the parents early in the twins' second year, were not diagnosed until age 3 years 1 month. The seizures consisted of 50-60 staring spells per day. Both boys responded to valproic acid treatment with control of their seizures and with a dramatically accelerated rate of acquisition of both language and social skills. A possible causal relationship between autism and absence seizures in these children is explored.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0888-0395
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
29
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
244-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
Valproic acid treatment of epilepsy in autistic twins.
pubmed:affiliation
DuPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, Delaware, 19899, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports