title: Left occipital hypoperfusion in a case with the Asperger syndrome.
abstract: The Asperger syndrome, a less severe variant of autism, has drawn increasing interest among child psychiatrists. Cerebral blood flow studies with autistic subjects have failed to reveal consistent findings. We are reporting a case with the Asperger syndrome, whose single photon emission computed tomography showed left occipital hypoperfusion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Hacettepe University, School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: K R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Ozbayrak
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Kapucu
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Erdem
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Aras
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology; D002560:Cerebrovascular Circulation / Q000502:physiology; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004569:Electroencephalography; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009778:Occipital Lobe / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000473:pathology; D013577:Syndrome; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon; D014888:Wechsler Scales