Kids With Epilepsy Should Get Screened for Autism, Developmental Delays
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MONDAY, Dec. 5 (HealthDay News) — Children seen in epilepsy clinics should be screened for development delay and autism because the conditions often occur together, new research suggests.
Researchers at Children’s Memorial Hospital in Chicago asked parents of children under age 5 who had epilepsy to fill out screening questionnaires. The results showed that 75 percent of children also had a developmental delay, while 41 percent had autism.
More than one-third of the children had not been previously diagnosed with either autism or developmental delay, the researchers noted.
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