Seizures and epilepsy in autism spectrum disorder (Besag, Vasey, 2021)

Besag Frank M. C. Vasey Michael J.

Psychiatric Clinics of North America 2021;44(1): 51.

Epilepsy and autism frequently co-occur. Epilepsy confers an increased risk of autism and autism confers an increased risk of epilepsy. Specific epilepsy syndromes, intellectual disability, and female gender present a particular risk of autism in individuals with epilepsy. Epilepsy and autism are likely to share common etiologies, which predispose individuals to either or both conditions. Genetic factors, metabolic disorders, mitochondrial disorders, and immune dysfunction all can be implicated. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)