CSWS-related autistic regression versus autistic regression without CSWS

Process of speech acquisition and development of autistic children with or without autistic regression.

PURPOSE To compare the trajectory of acquisition speech and development of autistic children with or without autistic regression. METHODS The sample consisted of 64 children, aged 3-10 years, of both genders, diagnosed by a multidisciplinary team with autism. In the analysis were investigated during the interview: mention whether or not the episode regression speech reported by parents; numbe...

Autistic Regression: Should it Prompt Urgent EEG?

MeCP2 gene mutation analysis in autistic boys with developmental regression.

Autism and Rett syndrome are both pervasive developmental disorders and share many characteristics in common. One of these features is developmental regression with loss of social, cognitive and language skills after a period of apparently normal development during the first 1-2 years of life, which raises the question of whether there is a common pathway underlying regression in these two diso...

Validation of the phenomenon of autistic regression using home videotapes.

CONTEXT To date, there has been no objective validation of the phenomenon of autistic regression early in life. OBJECTIVE To validate parental report of autistic regression using behavioral data coded from home videotapes of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) vs typical development taken at 12 and 24 months of age. DESIGN Home videotapes of 56 children's first and second birthday ...

CSWS Versus SIADH as the Probable Causes of Hyponatremia in Children With Acute CNS Disorders

OBJECTIVE There is a major problem about the incidence, diagnosis, and differentiation of cerebral salt wasting syndrome (CSWS) and syndrome of inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone (SIADH) in patients with acute central nervous system (CNS) disorders. According to rare reports of these cases, this study was performed in children with acute CNS disorders for diagnosis of CSWS versus S...