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- Title
Low-Functioning Autism and Nonsyndromic Intellectual Disability.
- Authors
Erbetta, Alessandra; Bulgheroni, Sara; Contarino, Valeria Elisa; Chiapparini, Luisa; Esposito, Silvia; Annunziata, Silvia; Riva, Daria
- Abstract
Previous neuroradiologic studies reported a high incidence of abnormalities in low-functioning autistic children. In this population, it is difficult to know which abnormality depends on autism itself and which is related to intellectual disability associated with autism. The aim of this study was to evaluate the frequency of neuroradiologic abnormalities in low-functioning autistic children compared to Intellectual Quotient and age-matched nonsyndromic children, using the same set of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) sequences. MRI was rated as abnormal in 44% of autistic and 54% of children with intellectual disability. The main results were mega cisterna magna in autism and hypoplastic corpus callosum in intellectual disability. These abnormalities are morphologically visible signs of altered brain development. These findings, more frequent than expected, are not specific to the 2 conditions. Although MRI cannot be considered mandatory, it allows an in-depth clinical assessment in nonsyndromic intellectual-disabled and autistic children.
- Subjects
MAGNETIC resonance imaging; AUTISM spectrum disorders; INTELLECTUAL disabilities; CORPUS callosum; AUTISTIC children
- Publication
Journal of Child Neurology, 2015, Vol 30, Issue 12, p1658
- ISSN
0883-0738
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/0883073815578523