title: Neuroanatomical variation in autism spectrum disorder: A comprehensive review.
abstract: Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by impairments in socialization, communication, and behavior. Many investigators have described the anatomical abnormalities in autistic brains, in an attempt to correlate them with the manifestations of ASD. Herein, we reviewed all the available literature about the neuroanatomical findings in ASD available via "PubMed" and "Google Scholar." References found in review articles were also searched manually. There was substantial discrepancy throughout the literature regarding the reported presence and significance of neuroanatomical findings in ASD, and this is thoroughly discussed in the present review.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroscience, an-Najah National University Hospital, Nablus, Palestine.
authors.forename: Fareed
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Jumah
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroscience, an-Najah National University Hospital, Nablus, Palestine.
authors.forename: Malik
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ghannam
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroscience, an-Najah National University Hospital, Nablus, Palestine.
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jaber
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Nimer
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Adeeb
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomical Sciences, St. George's University, Grenada.|Seattle Science Foundation, Seattle, Washington.
authors.forename: R Shane
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Tubbs
mesh_terms: D000067877:Autism Spectrum Disorder / Q000473:pathology*; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D009445:Neuroanatomy
keywords: anatomical; autism; brain; neuroanatomy; variations