Bidirectional association between autism spectrum disorder and epilepsy in child and adolescent patients: a population-based cohort study.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26791195
This study aimed to assess whether there is a bidirectional association between autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and epilepsy in child and adolescent patients.
The Results
The adjusted HR for epilepsy was 8.4 (95 % CI 5.5-12.7) in the ASD group when compared with the non-ASD group. In cohort 2, the incidence of ASD was 3.4 in the epilepsy group and 0.3 in the non-epilepsy group (per 1000 person-years). The adjusted HR for ASD was 8.4 (95 % CI 6.2-11.4) in the epilepsy group when compared with the non-epilepsy group.
Conclusion
A bidirectional association was, therefore, found to exist between ASD and epilepsy. These findings implicate that ASD and epilepsy probably share common risk factors.
However, further studies are required to reveal more detail on the mechanism of this bidirectional association.
Further Readings of Interest
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