Journal of Child Neurology

 

Advanced Search

Journal Navigation

Journal Home

Subscriptions

Archive

Contact Us

Table of Contents

Click here for more information

Sign In to gain access to subscriptions and/or personal tools.
This Article
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow References
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Services
Right arrow Email this article to a friend
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Similar articles in PubMed
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Add to Saved Citations
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrowRequest Permissions
Right arrow Request Reprints
Right arrow Add to My Marked Citations
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Brimacombe, M.
Right arrow Articles by Parikh, A.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow PubMed Citation
Right arrow Articles by Brimacombe, M.
Right arrow Articles by Parikh, A.
Social Bookmarking
Add to CiteULike   Add to Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us   Add to Digg   Add to Reddit   Add to Technorati  
What's this?
Journal of Child Neurology, Vol. 22, No. 5, 593-597 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/0883073807302609
© 2007 SAGE Publications

Familial Risk Factors in Autism

Michael Brimacombe, PhD

Department of Preventive Medicine, New Jersey Medical School University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, brimacmb{at}umdnj.edu

Xue Ming, MD, PhD

Department of Neurology, New Jersey Medical School-University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark

Amisha Parikh, MPH

Department of Preventive Medicine, New Jersey Medical School University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark

Familial history risk factors in relation to autism were examined in a cohort of 164 autistic children referred to The Autism Center at New Jersey Medical School—University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, over a 2-year period (2001-2003). Information related to familial history was obtained from each family and reviewed by a clinician. It is shown that these families carry a higher overall burden of psychiatric and developmental illnesses compared to reported national levels. These families also carry a relatively high incidence of medical disorders, independently of developmental and psychiatric disorders. This work supports the underlying presence of genetic factors in the etiology of autism.

Key Words: autism • family history • psychiatric disorders • developmental disorders • epidemiology


Add to CiteULike CiteULike   Add to Connotea Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us Del.icio.us   Add to Digg Digg   Add to Reddit Reddit   Add to Technorati Technorati    What's this?