title: Left temporal lobe damage in Asperger's syndrome.
abstract: In the search for neurobiological factors in the aetiology of autism, interest has focused on the temporal lobes. We present a case of Asperger's syndrome in an otherwise healthy adult with direct evidence of left temporal lobe damage on computerised tomography.
authors.affiliation: Genetics Section, Institute of Psychiatry, Denmark Hill, London.
authors.forename: P B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Kerwin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001284:Atrophy; D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013702:Temporal Lobe / Q000293:injuries / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed