Journal article
Midsagittal Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Autism
British journal of psychiatry, Vol.151(6), pp.831-833
12/1987
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.151.6.831
PMID: 3502809
Abstract
Since recent reports suggest structural brain abnormalities in autistic patients, we analysed magnetic resonance imaging (MAI) scans of autistic children. Planimetric measurements were done on midsagittal MRI scans, produced with a 0.5 T superconducting magnet. Scans of 13 ‘high-level’ austic subjects were compared with 35 control MRI scans, read as anatomically normal by a neuroradiologist. Corpus callosal, fourth ventricular, cerebellar, cerebral, and cranial areas were measured. The fourth ventricle was found to be significantly larger in the autistic group. No other areas in the midsagittal scans differed statistically between groups. Results suggest that structures defining the fourth ventricle are anatomically altered in autistic patients.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Midsagittal Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Autism
- Creators
- Gary R Gaffney - College of Health Sciences and Hospital, The University of KansasSamuel Kuperman - College of Medicine, The University of IowaLuke Y Tsai - College of Health Sciences and Hospital, The University of KansasSusan Minchin - College of Medicine, The University of IowaKhatab M Hassanein - College of Health Sciences and Hospital, The University of Kansas
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- British journal of psychiatry, Vol.151(6), pp.831-833
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press; Cambridge, UK
- DOI
- 10.1192/bjp.151.6.831
- PMID
- 3502809
- ISSN
- 0007-1250
- eISSN
- 1472-1465
- Number of pages
- 3
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 12/1987
- Academic Unit
- Psychiatry; Stead Family Department of Pediatrics
- Record Identifier
- 9984003954602771
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