Antonietta Messina, Vincenzo Monda, Francesco Sessa, Anna Valenzano, Monica Salerno, Ilaria Bitetti, Francesco Precenzano, Rosa Marotta, Francesco Lavano, Serena M Lavano, Margherita Salerno, Agata Maltese, Michele Roccella, Lucia Parisi, Roberta I Ferrentino, Gabriele Tripi, Beatrice Gallai, Giuseppe Cibelli, Marcellino Monda, Giovanni Messina, Marco Carotenuto
Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) is a complex and multifaceted neurobehavioral syndrome with no specific cause still identified, despite the worldwide increasing (prevalence for 1,000 children from 6.7 to 14.6, between 2000 and 2012). Many biological and instrumental markers have been suggested as potential predictive factors for the precocious diagnosis during infancy and/or pediatric age. Many studies reported structural and functional abnormalities in the autonomic system in subjects with ASD. Sleep problems in ASD are a prominent feature, having an impact on the social interaction of the patient...
2018: Frontiers in Physiology