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Structural neural phenotype of autism: preliminary evidence from a diffusion tensor imaging study using tract-based spatial statistics.
AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology - 1 Oct 2011
Jou R J, Mateljevic N, Kaiser M D, Sugrue D R, Volkmar F R, Pelphrey K A
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: There is mounting evidence suggesting widespread aberrations in neural connectivity as the underlying neurobiology of autism. Using DTI to assess white matter abnormalities, this study implemented a voxelwise analysis and tract-labeling strategy to test for a structural neural phenotype in autism. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Subjects included 15 boys with autism and 8 controls, group-matched on...
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