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ArticleResearch in autism spectrum disorders2023

Assessment of autonomic symptom scales in patients with neurodevelopmental diagnoses using electronic health record data.

A S DiCriscio, D Beiler, J Smith, P Asdell, S Dickey, M DiStefano, V Troiani

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Article in Research in autism spectrum disorders, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

A S DiCriscioGeisinger Health System, Autism and Developmental Medicine Institute (ADMI), Lewisburg, PA, United States.
D BeilerGeisinger Health System, Autism and Developmental Medicine Institute (ADMI), Lewisburg, PA, United States.
J SmithGeisinger Health System, Autism and Developmental Medicine Institute (ADMI), Lewisburg, PA, United States.
P AsdellGeisinger Health System, Autism and Developmental Medicine Institute (ADMI), Lewisburg, PA, United States.
S DickeyGeisinger Health System, Autism and Developmental Medicine Institute (ADMI), Lewisburg, PA, United States.
M DiStefanoGeisinger Health System, Autism and Developmental Medicine Institute (ADMI), Lewisburg, PA, United States.
V TroianiGeisinger Health System, Autism and Developmental Medicine Institute (ADMI), Lewisburg, PA, United States.
Geisinger Health System · USAutism & Developmental Medicine Institute · US

Funding

Gender differences in quantitative measures of autonomic function and clinical features of the autism phenotypeR01MH107431 · NIMH · GEISINGER CLINIC · PI MARTIN, CHRISTA LESE · 2015 to 2019
$3.4M
NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH107431
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Sleep disturbances, gastrointestinal problems, and atypical heart rate are commonly observed in patients with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and may relate to underlying function of the autonomic nervous system (ANS). The overall objective of the current study was to quantitatively characterize features of ANS function using symptom scales and available electronic health record (EHR) data in a clinically and genetically characterized pediatric cohort. Methods: We assessed features of ANS function via chart review of patient records adapted from items drawn from a clinical research questionnaire of autonomic symptoms. This procedure coded for the presence and/or absence of targeted symptoms and was completed in 3 groups of patients, including patients with a clinical neurodevelopmental diagnosis and identified genetic etiology (NPD, n=244), those with an ASD diagnosis with no known genetic cause (ASD, n=159), and age and sex matched controls (MC, n=213). Symptoms were assessed across four main categories: (1) Mood, Behavior, and Emotion; (2) Secretomotor, Sensory Integration; (3) Urinary, Gastrointestinal, and Digestion; and (4) Circulation, Thermoregulation, Circadian function, and Sleep/Wake cycles. Results: Chart review scores indicate an increased rate of autonomic symptoms across all four sections in our NPD group as compared to scores with ASD and/or MC. Additionally, we note several significant relationships between individual differences in autonomic symptoms and quantitative ASD traits. Conclusion: These results highlight EHR review as a potentially useful method for quantifying variance in symptoms adapted from a questionnaire or survey. Further, using this method indicates that autonomic features are more prevalent in children with genetic disorders conferring risk for ASD and other neurodevelopmental diagnoses.

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autism spectrum disorderautonomic functionchart reviewdevelopmental brain dysfunctionindividual differences

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PMID37982012
PMCPMC10653282
OpenAlexW4386922049

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