This chapter focuses on etiological issues, prevalence estimates, lifespan development, differentially diagnosing within the spectrum, comorbid psychopathology and differential diagnoses, and current assessment methods available to assist in the diagnosis of ASD.
This article highlights current perspectives on agnathia-otocephaly with a focus on the etiological causes and issues concerning prenatal diagnosis, differential diagnosis, prognosis and genetic counseling.
This issue of etiological heterogeneity between childhood and adolescent depression has also been examined by family studies, as reviewed below.
Prospective longitudinal studies of community and high-risk samples are needed to clarify issues of etiological heterogeneity in depression, and these should in turn inform the planning of molecular genetic studies.
The former problem might be circumvented by a content restriction on the sort of non-inferential belief at issue or further etiological restrictions.
A further issue is whether the etiological theory is circular (see e.g., Nanay (2011)).
Etiological epidemiology and diagnosis are important issues in adult community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), and identifying pathogens based on patient clinical features is especially a challenge.
Etiological epidemiology and diagnosis are important issues in adult CAP, with particular challenges in identifying the causative pathogens based on patient clinical features.
Second, only a limited number of etiological variables were assessed.
One of the most relevant issues beyond the effectiveness of etiological treatment of Chagas disease is the lack of consensual/feasible tools to identify and certify the definitive parasitological cure.
