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Convulsing toward the pathophysiology of autism

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Tuchman, Roberto, Moshé, Solomon L., Rapin, Isabelle·2009·Brain and Development

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The autisms and epilepsies are heterogeneous disorders that have diverse etiologies and pathologies. The severity of impairment and of symptoms associated with autism or with particular epilepsy syndromes reflects focal or global, structurally abnormal or dysfunctional neuronal networks. The complex relationship between autism and epilepsy, as reflected in the autism-epilepsy phenotype, provides a bridge to further knowledge of shared neuronal networks that can account for both the autisms and the epilepsies. Although epilepsy is not a causal factor for autism, increased understanding of common genetic and molecular biological mechanisms of the autism-epilepsy phenotype has provided insight into the pathophysiology of the autisms. The autism-epilepsy phenotype provides a novel model to the study of interventions that may have a positive modulating effects on social cognitive outcome.

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  • About 30% of patients with ASD also have epilepsy, and about 30% of patients with epilepsy have been diagnosed with ASD.

    “As they argued, and as recent studies have reminded us, 30% of patients with an ASD also have epilepsy, and 30% of patients with epilepsy have been diagnosed with an ASD (Bolton et al., 2011; Brooks-Kayal, 2010; Tuchman et al., 2009).”

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Authors
Tuchman, R., Moshé, S. L., & Rapin, I.
Affiliations
  • University of Miami (US)
  • Albert Einstein College of Medicine (US)
Corresponding author
Tuchman, Roberto
Venue
Brain and Development
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2009-02
Volume
31
Issue
2
Pages
95-103
ISSN
0387-7604 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2124851664
Cited by
142
References
133
Citations by year
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FWCI
0.91
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Brain and Development (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NS‐20253, R01NS020253, R56NS020253)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Epilepsy research and treatment
Keywords
autism spectrum disorder, epilepsy, pathophysiology, neuronal networks, genetic mechanisms, molecular mechanisms, social cognition
MeSH terms
Autistic Disorder, Cognition, Epilepsy, Humans, Nerve Net, Phenotype, Regression, Psychology, Risk Factors, Age of Onset

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