Low field magnetic resonance imaging of the central nervous system in 15 children with autistic disorder.
Fifteen children, 10 boys and 5 girls, with autistic disorder, were studied with low field magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The age ranged from 2.7-13.1 years, with a mean of 8.3 years. All patients but one (who refused) had a normal CT scan of the C.N.S. The MRI investigation was performed during anaesthesia with a low field magnetic resonance imager. The cerebrum, cerebellum, and brain stem were examined. No pathological changes were found in any of the patients studied.
Ekman
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Department of Psychiatry, St. Göran's Hospital, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden.
de Chateau
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P
Marions
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Sellden
H
H
Wahlund
L O
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Wetterberg
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L
D000293:Adolescent; D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000473:pathology*; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male