Autism Spectrum Disorder and Epilepsy
A special issue of Journal of Personalized Medicine (ISSN 2075-4426). This special issue belongs to the section "Mechanisms of Diseases".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 October 2024) | Viewed by 11799
Special Issue Editors
2. Section on Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix Children’s Hospital, Phoenix, AZ 85016, USA
Interests: neurodevelopment disorders; metabolic disorders; autism; mitochondrial disorders; folate metabolism; redox metabolism
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Interests: pediatric brain malformations; epilepsy; neurology; neurophysiology
2. Translational Neuroscience, Mind Research Network, Albuquerque, NM 87106, USA
3. Department of Neurology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87114, USA
4. Department of Psychology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87114, USA
5. Beyond Barriers Therapeutics, Glendale, IL 60612, USA
Interests: autism spectrum disorders; epilepsy; traumatic brain injury; post-traumatic stress disorder; structural and functional brain imaging and electrophysiology
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Background: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) now affects more than 2% of children, with its prevalence continuing to grow. Epilepsy is one of the most common comorbid conditions associated with ASD, and it results in significant disability in those that it effects. Most significantly, epilepsy is associated with lower overall function and behavioral issues in those with ASD, and it is more difficult to control. Furthermore, it has been found to be a source of significant mortality in individuals with ASD. At present, current therapies provide suboptimal control of seizures, resulting in increased disability. Many of the underlying genetic and metabolic conditions that are associated with ASD can also result in epilepsy, leading to the possibility that a greater understanding of the underlying cause and treatment for epilepsy in those with ASD is possible. Thus, we aim to publish papers in this Special Issue that provide greater insight into epilepsy in ASD in order to provide a more personalized approach to the evaluation and treatment of epilepsy in ASD.
Aim and scope: Our goal is to publish high-impact articles describing a personalized medicine approach to the diagnosis, classification, and treatment of epilepsy in those with ASD. This includes the role of metabolic disorders, environmental factors, and the contribution to genetic variants and vulnerabilities and their interaction with the environment.
History: Individuals with ASD and epilepsy are often inadequately treated as the treatment response is extremely variable and biomarkers used to predict response are limited. Thus, a personalized medicine approach could greatly benefit this population.
Cutting-edge research: We encourage any submissions that improve the understanding of epilepsy in ASD, including the roles of genetic, epigenetic, physiologic, metabolic, immunological, and microbiome factors that are involved in the management and treatment of individuals with ASD and epilepsy.
What types of papers we are soliciting: We encourage the submission of manuscripts describing a personalized medicine approach to the diagnosis, classification, and treatment of individuals with ASD and epilepsy, particularly with respect to factors that will improve treatment outcomes.
Prof. Dr. Richard E. Frye
Dr. John N. Gaitanis
Dr. Jeffrey David Lewine
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- autism spectrum disorder
- epilepsy
- children
- genetics
- epigenetics
- physiology
- metabolic disorders
- immunology
- microbiome environmental factors
- biomarkers
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