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Brief Report: Macrocephaly Phenotype and Psychiatric Comorbidity in a Clinical Sample of Mexican Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders.
Journal of autism and developmental disorders - 1 Sept 2017
Albores-Gallo Lilia, Fritsche-García Laura, Miranda-Aguirre Arturo Pabel, Avila-Acosta Montserrat
Abstract excerpt
Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) may present with macrocephaly. Few studies have analyzed the association with psychiatric comorbidity. Participants were 94 children with any ASD with an age range from 2 to 16 years (Mdn 6 years), 82% were boys. It was found that 20% of the sample had macrocephaly and 1% microcephaly. There was no association between the presence of macrocephaly and subtype of ASD. The most...
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