The Neurology of Autism

Erscheinungsjahr 2005
ISBN: 978-0-19-518222-4
Verlag: Oxford University Press

Buch, Englisch, 272 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 581 g

This book is a comprehensive overview of neurological research on autism. It address such questions as: Is autism a single disorder or a syndrome of multiple diseases? How are autism and Asperger syndrome related? Is autism increasing in prevalence, or is it just that we diagnose it more often? There is an in-depth discussion of the neurological signs and symptoms that can be found in children with autism and Asperger syndrome; these include abnormal cranial circumference, epilepsy, changes of muscle tone, stereotypes and mutism. The Appendix includes a form specifically designed for the neurological examination of patients with autism and Asperger syndrome. The book goes to discuss treatments and their relative success rates, including alternative therapies.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Coleman, Mary

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Psychiatrie, Sozialpsychiatrie, Suchttherapie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Neurologie, Klinische Neurowissenschaft

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- 1: Introduction

- 2: A neurological framework

- 3: The cerebellum in autism

- 4: The cranial circumference in autism

- 5: Other neurological signs and symptoms in autism

- 6: The epidemiology of autism

- 7: Disease entities with a temporary autistic phase

- 8: The question of reversible autistic behaviour in autism

- 9: The problem of alternative therapies in autism

- 10: An integrated approach to therapy