Cortical Gyrification in Autistic and Asperger Disorders: A Preliminary Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study
Jou RJ, Minshew NJ, Keshavan MS, Hardan AY. Cortical Gyrification in Autistic and Asperger Disorders: A Preliminary Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study. Journal Of Child Neurology 2010, 25: 1462-1467. PMID: 20413799, PMCID: PMC3115701, DOI: 10.1177/0883073810368311.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAsperger SyndromeAutistic DisorderChildDiagnosis, DifferentialFrontal LobeHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleNervous System MalformationsConceptsAsperger's disorderGyrification indexPreliminary magnetic resonance imaging studyMagnetic resonance imaging studyResonance imaging studyStructural magnetic resonance imagingAutism groupNeurobiological evidenceOrbitofrontal cortexIntelligence quotientCortical foldingAutismFrontal lobeCortical gyrificationMagnetic resonance imagingPreliminary findingsBrain volumeCorpus callosumDistinct syndromeControl groupDisordersImaging studiesResonance imagingInferior regionsCortical contour