• DOI:10.1177/0883073807308698
Corpus ID: 30809774

Autism and Metabolic Diseases

@article{Manzi2008AutismAM,
  title={Autism and Metabolic Diseases},
  author={B. Manzi and A. L. Loizzo and G. Giana and P. Curatolo},
  journal={Journal of Child Neurology},
  year={2008},
  volume={23},
  pages={307 - 314}
}

B. Manzi, A. L. Loizzo, +1 author P. Curatolo

Published 2008

Biology, Medicine

Journal of Child Neurology

Autism is an etiologic heterogeneous entity caused by many different diseases occurring in the central nervous system at an early stage in life. Several metabolic defects have been associated with autistic symptoms with a rate higher than that found in the general population. Inborn errors of metabolism can probably account for less than 5% of individuals. Selective metabolic testing should be done in the presence of suggestive clinical findings, including lethargy, cyclic vomiting, early… CONTINUE READING

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