Autism and ADHD in Tuberous Sclerosis

Authors

  • J Gordon Millichap Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-8-2-6

Keywords:

Tuberous Sclerosis, Autistic Disorder, Infantile Spasms

Abstract

In a population-based psychiatric study of 28 patients with tuberous sclerosis (TS) at the University of Goteborg, Sweden, 24 had autistic symptoms and 17 met all DSM-III-R criteria for autistic disorder (AD).

Published

1994-02-01

Issue

Section

Neurocutaneous Syndromes