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Brain structural abnormalities in young children with autism spectrum disorder

B. F. Sparks, Seth D. Friedman, Dennis Shaw, Elizabeth Aylward, Denise R. Echelard, Alan A. Artru, K R Maravilla, Jay N. Giedd, Jeff Munson, Géraldine Dawson,

Neurology · 2002 · 956 citations · 35 references

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Abstract

These structural findings suggest abnormal brain developmental processes early in the clinical course of autism. Research currently is underway to better elucidate mechanisms underlying these structural abnormalities and their longitudinal progression.

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