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Journal of Pediatric Neurology 2017; 15(03): 096-098
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1602814
Review Article
Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York

Advances in Understanding Autism Spectrum Disorder

Luigi Mazzone
1   Child Neurology and Psychiatry Unit, System Medicine Department, Tor Vergata, University Hospital of Rome, Italy
2   Department of Neuroscience and Neurorehabilitation, Bambino, Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
,
Leonardo Emberti Gialloreti
3   Centre for Communication and Neurorehabilitation Research, CNAPP, Rome, Italy
4   Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome, Tor Vergata, Italy
,
Paolo Curatolo
1   Child Neurology and Psychiatry Unit, System Medicine Department, Tor Vergata, University Hospital of Rome, Italy
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10 December 2016

01 February 2017

Publication Date:
05 May 2017 (online)

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Abstract

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) appears to have a dramatic increase over the last twenty years and according to the latest estimates, 1 out of 68 children has been diagnosed with this disorder. In this context, it is crucial to provide clinicians with the most updated information on the genetic, epigenetic, and environmental understanding of ASD, as well as to provide the best scientific evidence in order to build successful therapeutic strategies for the patients.

Keywords

autism spectrum disorder - genetics - environmental factors - treatment
 

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