TY - BOOK AU - Tuchman,Roberto AU - Rapin,Isabelle TI - Autism: a neurological disorder of early brain development SN - 1898683492 AV - RC553.A8 A98 2006 U1 - 616.858 82 TUC R 22 PY - 2006/// CY - London PB - MacKeith Press for the International Child Neurology Association KW - Autism KW - Autism in children KW - Brain KW - Abnormalities KW - Pediatric neurology N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Preface / Martha Bridge Denckla -- Where we are : overview and definitions / Isabelle Rapin and Roberto F. Tuchman -- Epidemiology of autism spectrum disorders / Edwin Trevathan and Shlomo Shinnar -- The social deficit in autism / Roberto F. Tuchman -- Language and communication : clinical assessment and differential diagnosis / Isabelle Rapin -- Stereotypies and repetitive behaviors : clinical assessment and brain basis / Jonathan W. Mink and David E. Mandelbaum -- Neurobiology of autism / Michael V. Johnston and Mary E. Blue -- Genetic aspects of autism / Maria T. Acosta and Phillip L. Pearl -- Neuroanatomy and imaging studies / Martha R. Herbert and Verne S. Caviness, Jr -- Neuroimmunology and neurotransmitters in autism / Andrew W. Zimmerman, Susan L. Connors and Carlos A. Pardo-Villamizar -- Electrophysiology and epilepsy in autism / Kent R. Kelley and Solomon L. Moshé -- Autism, epilepsy and EEG epileptiform activity / Eliane Roulet-Perez and Thierry Deonna -- Sleep and autism spectrum disorders / Beth A. Malow and Susan G. McGrew -- Atypical sensory/perceptual responsiveness / Isabelle Rapin -- Motor deficits in autism / Jennifer C. Gidley Larson and Stewart H. Mostofsky -- Pathophysiology of autism; evaluation of sleep and locomotion / Masaya Segawa and Yoshiko Nomura -- Neuropsychological assessment : basic concepts and clinical utility / Susan K. Klein -- Treatment approaches for the austim spectrum disorders / Mark Mintz, Michael Alessandri and Paolo Curatolo -- Outcomes of children with autism / Evdokia Anagnostou and Michael Shevell -- What we have learned, where we need to go / Roberto F. Tuchman and Isabelle Rapin UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0702/2006494177-d.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0702/2006494177-t.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0733/2006494177-b.html ER -