Mortality in Autism: A Prospective Longitudinal Community-Based Study / Christopher GILLBERG in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 40-3 (March 2010)  

Public ISBD [article]  inJournal of Autism and Developmental Disorders > 40-3 (March 2010) . - p.352-357 Titre : Mortality in Autism: A Prospective Longitudinal Community-Based Study Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Christopher GILLBERG, Auteur ; Eva BILLSTEDT, Auteur ; I. Carina GILLBERG, Auteur ; Valter SUNDH, Auteur Année de publication : 2010 Article en page(s) : p.352-357 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Autism Asperger-syndrome Adults Mortality Epilepsy Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : The purposes of the present study were to establish the mortality rate in a representative group of individuals (n = 120) born in the years 1962–1984, diagnosed with autism/atypical autism in childhood and followed up at young adult age (≥18 years of age), and examine the risk factors and causes of death. The study group, which constituted a total population sample of children with these diagnoses, were followed up in Swedish registers. Nine (7.5%) of the 120 individuals with autism had died at the time of follow-up, a rate 5.6 times higher than expected. The mortality rate was significantly higher among the females. Associated medical disorders (including epilepsy with cognitive impairment) and accidents accounted for most of the deaths, and it was not possible to determine whether autism “per se” actually carries an increased mortality risk. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-009-0883-4 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=967 [article] Mortality in Autism: A Prospective Longitudinal Community-Based Study [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Christopher GILLBERG, Auteur ; Eva BILLSTEDT, Auteur ; I. Carina GILLBERG, Auteur ; Valter SUNDH, Auteur . - 2010 . - p.352-357. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders > 40-3 (March 2010) . - p.352-357 Mots-clés : Autism Asperger-syndrome Adults Mortality Epilepsy Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : The purposes of the present study were to establish the mortality rate in a representative group of individuals (n = 120) born in the years 1962–1984, diagnosed with autism/atypical autism in childhood and followed up at young adult age (≥18 years of age), and examine the risk factors and causes of death. The study group, which constituted a total population sample of children with these diagnoses, were followed up in Swedish registers. Nine (7.5%) of the 120 individuals with autism had died at the time of follow-up, a rate 5.6 times higher than expected. The mortality rate was significantly higher among the females. Associated medical disorders (including epilepsy with cognitive impairment) and accidents accounted for most of the deaths, and it was not possible to determine whether autism “per se” actually carries an increased mortality risk. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-009-0883-4 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=967

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