2013
A two-year longitudinal pilot MRI study of the brainstem in autism
Jou RJ, Frazier TW, Keshavan MS, Minshew NJ, Hardan AY. A two-year longitudinal pilot MRI study of the brainstem in autism. Behavioural Brain Research 2013, 251: 163-167. PMID: 23619132, PMCID: PMC4107420, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2013.04.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrainstem volumeMRI studiesLongitudinal MRI studyPilot MRI studyTotal brain volumeBrain growth trajectoriesAge 15 yearsGray matter volumeAtypical growth patternGray matter structuresBrainstem abnormalitiesSignificant group differencesPathobiology of autismBrainstem developmentBilateral increaseMRI volumetrySensory abnormalitiesClinical significanceMatter volumeBrain volumeControl groupStructural MRIBrainstemPilot studyNeurodevelopmental disorders
2010
Enlarged right superior temporal gyrus in children and adolescents with autism
Jou RJ, Minshew NJ, Keshavan MS, Vitale MP, Hardan AY. Enlarged right superior temporal gyrus in children and adolescents with autism. Brain Research 2010, 1360: 205-212. PMID: 20833154, PMCID: PMC2990401, DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2010.09.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRight superior temporal gyrusSuperior temporal gyrusSuperior temporal gyral volumeTemporal gyrusAutism groupLeft superior temporal gyrusSocial perceptual deficitsNeurodevelopmental disordersTotal brain volumeBrain volumePerceptual deficitsSocial perceptionSocial interactionLanguage processingAutismNeuroanatomical basisGroup differencesGyrusGyral volumeAdolescentsDeficitsVolumetric alterationsChildrenHealthy controlsDisorders