Autism and Epilepsy: Practical points that clinicians should aware of

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Montri Saengpattrachai, MD

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A 15-year-old high functioning autistic boy with normal IQ was found to have episode of eyes rolling upwards followed by rhythmic body shaking and was unresponsive for 2 minutes

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Saengpattrachai M. Autism and Epilepsy: Practical points that clinicians should aware of. BKK Med J [Internet]. 2011 Feb. 18 [cited 2024 Oct. 13];1(1):106. Available from: https://he02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/bkkmedj/article/view/217684
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