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Ileal-lymphoid-nodular hyperplasia, non-specific colitis, and pervasive developmental disorder in children

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In this paper, the authors investigated a consecutive series of children with chronic enterocolitis and regressive developmental disorder, and identified associated gastrointestinal disease and developmental regression in a group of previously normal children, which was generally associated in time with possible environmental triggers.
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This article is published in The Lancet.The article was published on 1998-02-28. It has received 2505 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Pervasive developmental disorder & Lymphoid hyperplasia.

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Identification and Evaluation of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders

TL;DR: This report addresses background information, including definition, history, epidemiology, diagnostic criteria, early signs, neuropathologic aspects, and etiologic possibilities in autism spectrum disorders, and provides an algorithm to help the pediatrician develop a strategy for early identification of children with autism Spectrum disorders.
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The Genetics of Autism

TL;DR: Significant evidence is found for multiple interacting genetic factors as the main causative determinants of autism and for interactions between multiple genes cause "idiopathic" autism but that epigenetic factors and exposure to environmental modifiers may contribute to variable expression of autism-related traits.
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Global Burden of Disease

TL;DR: This article is reproduced from the previous edition, volume 3, pp. 59–71, of Elsevier Inc.
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The Autistic Spectrum

Lorna Wing
TL;DR: A simple system of subgrouping based solely on a description of the type of social impairment will be used, which avoids the confusion inherent in trying to identify the named syndromes.
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Abnormal intestinal permeability in children with autism.

TL;DR: It is speculated that an altered intestinal permeability could represent a possible mechanism for the increased passage through the gut mucosa of peptides derived from foods with subsequent behavioural abnormalities.
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A neurochemical theory of autism

TL;DR: Panksepp et al. as discussed by the authors put forward the idea that autism is an emotional disturbance arising from an upset in the opiate systems in the brain, and hence proposed, as a possibility, opiate antagonist therapy for the autistic syndrome.
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