Pediatr. praxi. 2008;9(2):80-84

Autistic Spectrum Disorders: Abnormalities of Early Brain Development

MUDr. Hana Ošlejšková Ph.D
Klinika dětské neurologie LF MU a FN, Brno

The report has given a basic and complex survey of contemporary information concerning the problems of autism, its classification, etiopathogenesis, diagnostic algorithm, differential diagnosis and therapy. It is determined to general practitioners working with children and adolescents because they, as the first of physicians, often meet this highly severe disturbance of many psychic functions occurring in children patients.

Keywords: autism, autism spectrum disorders, neurodevelopmental disorders, Asperger´s syndrome, pervasive developmental disorders

Published: May 15, 2008  Show citation

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