UCLA Brain Mapping Center

Publications

Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging of the brain in childhood autism.

Levitt JG; O'Neill J; Blanton RE; Smalley S; Fadale D; McCracken JT; Guthrie D; Toga AW; Alger JR;
Biological psychiatry. 2003-Dec-15; 54(1355-66):12
 
Autism is a developmental disorder of unknown neurologic basis. Based on prior work, we used proton magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging ((1)H- MRSI) to investigate brain structures, including cingulate and caudate, that we hypothesized would reveal metabolic abnormalities in subjects with autism.
 
PMID: 14675799    doi: 10.1161/01.STR.0000114873.28023.C2
 

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