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Peer reviewedKawasaki, Yoko; Yokota, Keiji; Shinomiya, Mieko; Shimizu, Yasuo; Niwa, Shin-ichi – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1997
A study of the development of epilepsy in adolescents with autism investigated the brain dysfunctions in 158 patients (ages 15-28) with autism through the examination of paroxysmal electroencephalographic abnormalities. Results indicated that 47.5% of the individuals with autism had such abnormalities in the frontal region. (CR)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Autism, Biological Influences
