In patients with autism, the brain appears to grow rapidly in childhood and then decreases slightly in size, so that the volume is similar to that of normal brains once adolescence is reached, according to a report published in the July 23rd issue of Neurology.
Findings from another study indicate that several brain structures, including the cerebrum and cerebellum, are larger in young children with autism than similarly aged normal children or developmentally delayed children.
In the first study, Dr. Elizabeth H. Aylward, from the University of Washington in Seattle, and colleagues used MRI to compare the brain volumes of 67 autistic patients with those of 83 healthy volunteers. The head circumference of all subjects was also measured. The subjects ranged in age from 8 to 46 years.
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