[Biotelemetric studies in an autistic child (author's transl)]

Three biotelemetric examinations and a whole night sleep recording were carried out in a 8 year old child whose behavior alternated between exicitation and autism. The E.E.G. showed 5 Hz. temporo-parietal sharp wave discharges lasting from 1 second to 20 minutes. These discharges were at times unilateral and predominantly right sided, at other times being bilateral without clinical signs and unrelated to changes in behavior. The possibility of internal regulation of discharge of discharge production or their dependence on induced situations or psychophysiological states is considered.