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Comorbid epilepsy in autism spectrum disorder: Implications of postnatal inflammation for brain excitability.
Epilepsia - 1 Jul 2018
Lewis Megan Leigh, Kesler Mitchell, Candy Sydney A, Rho Jong M, Pittman Quentin J
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: In different cohorts, 5%-30% of individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) also have epilepsy. The high co-occurrence of these disorders suggests that a common mechanistic link may exist. The underlying pathophysiology of this comorbidity remains unknown. To investigate the mechanism(s) involved in the pathogenesis of ASD and epilepsy, we developed and validated a novel mouse model that...
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