Autism: Diagnosis and Treatment. The State of the Art, May 1989

Andersson, Lennart; Bohman, Michael; Campbell, Magda; Coleman, Mary; Frith, U; Gillberg, Christopher; Hagerman, Randi J; Haracopos, Demetrious; Howlin, Patricia; Lansing, Margaret; G, Lelord; Lovaas, Ivar; Pelling, Henrik; Plioplys, Audrius V.; Rusten, Borgny; Schopler, Eric; Spensley, Sheila; Steffenburg, Suzanne; Tsai, Luke Y.; Waterhouse, Lynn; Wing, Lorna

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“…Autism is now regarded as a behavioraUy defined syndrome of neurological impairment with a wide variety of underlying medical etiologies (Coleman & GiUberg, 1985;GiUberg, 1988;Andersson et al, 1989). Table 2 lists the various associated biological factors which have been documented to be associated with autism.…”

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Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders

Gillberg

1990

Child Psychology Psychiatry

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1990

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“…Autism is a syndrome with multiple aetiologies (Andersson et al 1989), some of which seem to be correlated with specific medical conditions (Steffenburg 1990), while in others there appear to be hereditary factors associated with autism (Bolton and Rutter 1990). Most authors regard autism as a purely developmental disorder, with onset in the first few years of life (Gillberg 1989). However, there are occasional reports of late-onset autistic symptomatology.…”

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Autistic Syndrome with Onset at Age 31 Years: Herpes Encephalitis as a Possible Model for Childhood Autism

1991

Develop Med Child Neuro

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SUMMARY The author describes a previously healthy man who contracted herpes encephalitis at the age of 31 years, and over the following months developed all the symptoms considered diagnostic of autism. This case report casts doubt on the notion of autism as an exclusively developmental disorder. It is suggested that temporal lobe damage may cause autism in some cases. RÉSUMÉ Le syndrome autistique avec début à l'âge de 31 ans. L'éncéphalite herpétique comme modèle possible de l'autisme infantile L'auteur décrit le cas d'un homme antérieurement en bonne santé ayant contracté une encéphalite herpétique à l'âge de 31 ans, et qui dans les mois suivants présenta tous les symptômes permettant un diagnostic d'autisme. Ce cas entraîne un doute sur la notion d'autisme comme étant exlusivement un trouble de développement. Il est suggéré que les lésions du lobe temporal peuvent causer un autisme dans certains cas. ZUSAMMENFASSUNG Autistisches Syndrom mit Beginn im Alter von 31 Jahren. Herpes Enzephalitis als mögliche Ursache des Autismus im Kindesalter Die Autorin beschreibt einen zunächst gesunden Mann, der mit 31 Jahren eine Herpes Enzephalitis bekam und in den folgenden Monaten alle Symptome entwickelte, die für Autismus pathognomonisch sind. Dieser Fallbericht stellt die Annahme in Zweifel, Autismus sei eine reine Entwicklungsstörung. Die Autorin vermutet, daß in einigen Fällen eine Schädigung des Temporallappens die Ursache für einen Autismus sein kann. RESUMEN Síndrome autístico de comienzo a los 31 años. La encefalitis herpética como un posible modelo para el autismo infantil La autora describe un hombre, hasta entonces sano, que padeció una encefalitis herpética a los 31 años de edad, y que en los meses siguientes desarrolló todo los sintomas considerados diagnósticos de autismo. Este caso hace dudar de la idea de que el autismo es una alteración exclusivamente del desarrollo. Se sugiere que en algunos casos una lesión del lóbulo temporal puede causar autismo.

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Subgroups in autism: are there behavioural phenotypes typical of underlying medical conditions?

Gillberg

1992

J intellect Disabil Res

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ABSTRACT. Fifty‐nine cases with infantile autism/autistic disorder were subclassified according to associated medical condition (fragile‐X, tuberous sclerosis, neurofibromatosis, hypo‐melanosis of Ito, Moebius syndrome, Rett syndrome, and a ‘new’ syndrome associated with a marker chromosome). It was concluded that, even within a group of cases fitting currently accepted criteria for autism, there is considerable variation in symptom profile depending on the exact type of associated medical condition.

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Autism: Diagnosis and Treatment. The State of the Art, May 1989

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Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders

Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders

Autistic Syndrome with Onset at Age 31 Years: Herpes Encephalitis as a Possible Model for Childhood Autism

Subgroups in autism: are there behavioural phenotypes typical of underlying medical conditions?

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