Investigation the Association of Epilepsy with Autism Spectrum Disorders in Children

Epilepsy is a series of chronic medical or long term neurological disorders characterized by an epileptic seizure. About 1% of world population(65million) is epilepsy and almost 80% of cases are in developing countries. autism is a type of developmental disorders (of a type of social relationship) characterized by abnormal communication and verbal behaviors. Of every 60 to 70 births in the word one has autism .Theresults showed that among 190 children with ASD(autism spectrum disorders)10.5% had epileptic seizure and 6.3% had epilepsy.In two articles abnormal physical activity and hearing impairment in ASD patients with epilepsy before the age of one year have been reported.in another article the rate of autism in epilepsy in people with intellectual disabilities is much higher than in those without intellectual disabilities.also the coexistence of autism and epilepsy diseases depends on genetic and environmental factors. It has been stated in mostarticles that there is a relationship between epilepsy and autism in children. It is also suggested that diagnostic services and treatment of these patients be presented in a dermatologic and neuropsychiatric environment so that the disease can be detected early in the youngand treatments fit into that. Conclusion: However, there is still no definitive conclusion and further studies are needed.