TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Autism in Children with Epilepsy: Diagnosis and Treatment A1 - Tuchman, Roberto A2 - Duchowny, Michael A2 - Cross, J. Helen A2 - Arzimanoglou, Alexis PY - 2017 T2 - Pediatric Epilepsy AB - Children with autism have higher rates of epilepsy than in the general population and children with epilepsy are at high risk of developing autism.1,2 When epilepsy and autism coexist, the quality of life in these individuals is severely impacted.3 Recognizing and diagnosing autism in children with epilepsy and understanding the treatment options is important for the comprehensive management of children with epilepsy. This chapter will focus on how to go about making the diagnosis of autism in children with epilepsy and on the treatment approach to children with epilepsy and autism. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/10/10 UR - neurology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1138411756 ER -