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Understanding relationships between autism, intelligence, and epilepsy: a cross-disorder approach.
Developmental medicine and child neurology - 1 Feb 2013
van Eeghen Agnies M, Pulsifer Margaret B, Merker Vanessa L, Neumeyer Ann M, van Eeghen Elmer E, Thibert Ronald L, Cole Andrew J, Leigh Fawn A, Plotkin Scott R, Thiele Elizabeth A
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AIM: As relationships between autistic traits, epilepsy, and cognitive functioning remain poorly understood, these associations were explored in the biologically related disorders tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC), neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), and epilepsy. METHOD: The Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS), a quantitative measure of autistic traits, was distributed to caregivers or companions of patients with TSC,...
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