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Probing the Brain in Autism Using fMRI and Diffusion Tensor Imaging
Published on: September 12, 2011
Plausible etiology of brain dysconnectivity in autism - Review and prospectus
1Clinical Adjunct Professor of Biochemistry and Obstetrics/Gynecology, Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, 230 West 125th St., New York, NY 10017, USA.
Abstract:
This report summarizes recent findings related to the neuropathology of autism. Combining the relevant observations assessed here, a comprehensive, coherent hypothesis explaining the etiology of juvenile autism may be deduced. This proposed mechanism describes a process initiated by insulin-like growth factor deficiency, resulting in brain dysconnectivity as central to the behavioral manifestations of this disease.
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