Primal Health Databank: Study
| Entry No: | 0433 |
| Title: | Autism in thalidomide embryopathy: a population study |
| Author(s): | Stromland K, Nordin V, Miller M, Akerstrom B, Gillberg C, Hallmayer JF, Dean JC |
| Reference: | Dev Med Child Neurol 1994 Apr;36(4):351-6 |
| Place of Study: | Sweden |
| Abstract: | Of a population of 100 Swedish thalidomide embryopathy cases, at least four met full criteria for DSM-III-R autistic disorder and ICD-10 childhood autism. Thalidomide embryopathy of the kind encountered in these cases affects fetal development early in pregnancy, probably on days 20 to 24 after conception. It is argued that the possible association of thalidomide embryopathy with autism may shed some light on the issue of which neural circuitries may be involved in autism pathogenesis. |
| Keyword(s): | autism, autistic spectrum disorder, head circumference, labor induction, labour induction, obstetric medication, preeclampsia, Rhesus-immunization, thalidomide |
| Discussion: | No discussion mentioned for this entry |
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