title: [Autistic syndrome associated with refractory temporal epilepsy].
abstract: Autism is a psychopathological disorder of childhood characterized by severe lapses in behaviour and cognition and excessive presence of extravagant unsuitable behaviour that affects a child's development. It is associated with different conditions of the Central Nervous System, especially a high incidence of epilepsy. We report a case of autistic syndrome with refractory temporal epilepsy, describing its clinical onset, (type of seizures, focal anomalies on the EEG, evidence of relation between limbic disfunction and autism.
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Neuropediatria, Hospital Torrecardenas, Almeria.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Carracedo
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Martín Murcia
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: García Peñas
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ramos
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cassinello
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Calvo
mesh_terms: D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000150:complications*; D002648:Child; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004833:Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D013702:Temporal Lobe / Q000503:physiopathology
vernacular_title: Síndrome autista asociado a epilepsia temporal refractaria.