Prevalencia de epilepsia y alteraciones electroencefalográficas en pacientes con trastorno del espectro autista en Barranquilla
Year: 2026
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Introduction: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a developmental disorder characterized by qualitative deficiencies in social interaction and communication, behaviors characterized by repetitive and stereotyped patterns, and a restrictive repertoire of interests and activities. Objective: To determine the prevalence of epilepsy and electroencephalographic alterations in patients with autism spectrum disorder. Barranquilla. Methodology: Descriptive, retrospective, cross-sectional study. The population is made up of all patients between the ages of 2 and 17 with a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) under follow-up and control at a specialized institution; sample for convenience window of observation of the time 2017-2020.The tabulation of the information was carried in the Epi -Info 7.0 program. Results: The male sex reached the highest prevalence with 74%, the mean age was 6.3 ± 2.7 years, the mean age at diagnosis 2.7 ± 1.1 years, that in 99% persistent deficiencies in communication and social interaction were observed in diverse contexts, 96% showed restrictive and repetitive patterns of behavior, interests or activities and 3% showed atypical autism; the prevalence of epilepsy in patients with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), reached 22%, the most frequent type of epilepsy is focal epilepsy with 72.7%. Conclusions: There is a bidirectional relationship between autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and epilepsy, showing an association in this series in 22% of all patients with ASD, where focal epilepsies show a 3: 1 relationship with other types of epilepsy.
Source: REVISTA UNIMETRO
Language: Spanish
Subfield: Cognitive Neuroscience
Field: Neuroscience
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7220156936