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- Title
EARLY ASSESSMENT IN HIGH RISK STATUS FOR AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER: SCREENING TOOLS, NEUROIMAGING FINDINGS AND BIOMARKERS.
- Authors
LUHOVSCHI, CRISTIAN MIHAI; BUICĂ, ALEXANDRA
- Abstract
This article is a review of medical literature regarding early screening in autism spectrum disorder (ASD). There are available tools of screening that can be used even before 12 months af age and are, during routine screening assessment of the infant. Head circumference is also mandatory during routine assessment. Brain MRI is not yet recomended as routine examination of infants at high risk of autism. There are only specific indications of brain scan, such onset of seizures or devlopment of hydrocephalus. But recent studies regarding brain scans during infancy revealed early findings occured before 12 monts of age, associated with later development of autism spectrum disorer. Role of brain MRI in early assessment of high risk infants is not yet validated. Precise classification of the infants at high risk of development of autism allows to start of specific intervention during developmental periods, and a grater opportunity in prevention of later disability.
- Subjects
AUTISM spectrum disorders; RISK assessment; MEDICAL literature; BRAIN imaging; BIOMARKERS
- Publication
Romanian Journal of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2019, Vol 7, Issue 1/2, p31
- ISSN
2360-185X
- Publication type
Article