Deficit of corpus callosum axons, reduced axon diameter and decreased area are markers of abnormal development of interhemispheric connections in autistic subjects

Deficit of corpus callosum axons, reduced axon diameter and decreased area are markers of abnormal development of interhemispheric connections in autistic subjects

Abstract Introduction In autism spectrum disorder, lack of coherence and of complex information processing, and narrowly focused interests and repetitive behaviors are considered a sign of long-range underconnectivity and short-range overconnectivity. The goal of this morphometric study of five anat...

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Main Authors: Jarek Wegiel, Wojciech Kaczmarski, Michael Flory, Veronica Martinez-Cerdeno, Thomas Wisniewski, Krzysztof Nowicki, Izabela Kuchna, Jerzy Wegiel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-12-01
Series:Acta Neuropathologica Communications
Subjects:
Autism
Neuropathology
Corpus callosum
Axon
Electron microscopy
Morphometry
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40478-018-0645-7

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