Tag: Pathophysiology of Autism

Many researchers have noted an association between Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Epilepsy, including Benign Childhood Epilepsy, such that individuals with ASD are several times more likely to experience epileptic seizures. This association has caused researchers to ask how exactly the two disorders might be related. Does one cause the other? In this article, Tuchman and colleagues argue that while epilepsy does not cause autism, autism and epilepsy may share common physiological mechanisms that explain the association.

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