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

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 clinica

SUBMITTER: DiCriscio AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10653282 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature