Abnormal auditory mismatch fields are associated with communication impairment in both verbal and minimally verbal/nonverbal children who have autism spectrum disorder / Junko MATSUZAKI in Autism Research, 12-8 (August 2019)  

Public ISBD [article]  inAutism Research > 12-8 (August 2019) . - p.1225-1235 Titre : Abnormal auditory mismatch fields are associated with communication impairment in both verbal and minimally verbal/nonverbal children who have autism spectrum disorder Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Junko MATSUZAKI, Auteur ; Emily S. KUSCHNER, Auteur ; Lisa BLASKEY, Auteur ; Luke BLOY, Auteur ; Mina KIM, Auteur ; Matthew KU, Auteur ; J. Christopher EDGAR, Auteur ; David EMBICK, Auteur ; Timothy P.L. ROBERTS, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.1225-1235 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : autism spectrum disorder  language and communication skill  magnetoencephalography  minimally verbal/non-verbal children  vowel mismatch fields Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Abnormal auditory discrimination neural processes, indexed by mismatch fields (MMFs) recorded by magnetoencephalography (MEG), have been reported in verbal children with ASD. Association with clinical measures indicates that delayed MMF components are associated with poorer language and communication performance. At present, little is known about neural correlates of language and communication skills in extremely language impaired (minimally-verbal/non-verbal) children who have ASD: ASD-MVNV. It is hypothesized that MMF delays observed in language-impaired but nonetheless verbal children with ASD will be exacerbated in ASD-MVNV. The present study investigated this hypothesis, examining MMF responses bilaterally during an auditory oddball paradigm with vowel stimuli in ASD-MVNV, in a verbal ASD cohort without cognitive impairment and in typically developing (TD) children. The verbal ASD cohort without cognitive impairment was split into those demonstrating considerable language impairment (CELF core language index <85; "ASD-LI") versus those with less or no language impairment (CELF CLI >85; "ASD-V"). Eighty-four participants (8-12 years) were included in final analysis: ASD-MVNV: n = 9, 9.67 +/- 1.41 years, ASD: n = 48, (ASD-V: n = 27, 10.55 +/- 1.21 years, ASD-LI: n = 21, 10.67 +/- 1.20 years) and TD: n = 27, 10.14 +/- 1.38 years. Delayed MMF latencies were found bilaterally in ASD-MVNV compared to verbal ASD (both ASD-V and ASD-LI) and TD children. Delayed MMF responses were associated with diminished language and communication skills. Furthermore, whereas the TD children showed leftward lateralization of MMF amplitude, ASD-MVNV and verbal ASD (ASD-V and ASD-LI) showed abnormal rightward lateralization. Findings suggest delayed auditory discrimination processes and abnormal rightward laterality as objective markers of language/communication skills in both verbal and MVNV children who have ASD. Autism Res 2019, 12: 1225-1235. (c) 2019 International Society for Autism Research, Wiley Periodicals, Inc. LAY SUMMARY: Brain imaging showed abnormal auditory discrimination processes in minimally-verbal/non-verbal children (MVNV) who have autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Delays in auditory discrimination were associated with impaired language and communication skills. Findings suggest these auditory neural measures may be objective markers of language and communication skills in both verbal and, previously-understudied, MVNV children who have ASD. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aur.2136 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=405 [article] Abnormal auditory mismatch fields are associated with communication impairment in both verbal and minimally verbal/nonverbal children who have autism spectrum disorder [texte imprimé] / Junko MATSUZAKI, Auteur ; Emily S. KUSCHNER, Auteur ; Lisa BLASKEY, Auteur ; Luke BLOY, Auteur ; Mina KIM, Auteur ; Matthew KU, Auteur ; J. Christopher EDGAR, Auteur ; David EMBICK, Auteur ; Timothy P.L. ROBERTS, Auteur . - p.1225-1235. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Autism Research > 12-8 (August 2019) . - p.1225-1235 Mots-clés : autism spectrum disorder  language and communication skill  magnetoencephalography  minimally verbal/non-verbal children  vowel mismatch fields Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Abnormal auditory discrimination neural processes, indexed by mismatch fields (MMFs) recorded by magnetoencephalography (MEG), have been reported in verbal children with ASD. Association with clinical measures indicates that delayed MMF components are associated with poorer language and communication performance. At present, little is known about neural correlates of language and communication skills in extremely language impaired (minimally-verbal/non-verbal) children who have ASD: ASD-MVNV. It is hypothesized that MMF delays observed in language-impaired but nonetheless verbal children with ASD will be exacerbated in ASD-MVNV. The present study investigated this hypothesis, examining MMF responses bilaterally during an auditory oddball paradigm with vowel stimuli in ASD-MVNV, in a verbal ASD cohort without cognitive impairment and in typically developing (TD) children. The verbal ASD cohort without cognitive impairment was split into those demonstrating considerable language impairment (CELF core language index <85; "ASD-LI") versus those with less or no language impairment (CELF CLI >85; "ASD-V"). Eighty-four participants (8-12 years) were included in final analysis: ASD-MVNV: n = 9, 9.67 +/- 1.41 years, ASD: n = 48, (ASD-V: n = 27, 10.55 +/- 1.21 years, ASD-LI: n = 21, 10.67 +/- 1.20 years) and TD: n = 27, 10.14 +/- 1.38 years. Delayed MMF latencies were found bilaterally in ASD-MVNV compared to verbal ASD (both ASD-V and ASD-LI) and TD children. Delayed MMF responses were associated with diminished language and communication skills. Furthermore, whereas the TD children showed leftward lateralization of MMF amplitude, ASD-MVNV and verbal ASD (ASD-V and ASD-LI) showed abnormal rightward lateralization. Findings suggest delayed auditory discrimination processes and abnormal rightward laterality as objective markers of language/communication skills in both verbal and MVNV children who have ASD. Autism Res 2019, 12: 1225-1235. (c) 2019 International Society for Autism Research, Wiley Periodicals, Inc. LAY SUMMARY: Brain imaging showed abnormal auditory discrimination processes in minimally-verbal/non-verbal children (MVNV) who have autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Delays in auditory discrimination were associated with impaired language and communication skills. Findings suggest these auditory neural measures may be objective markers of language and communication skills in both verbal and, previously-understudied, MVNV children who have ASD. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aur.2136 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=405

Abnormal Corpus Callosum Connectivity, Socio-communicative Deficits, and Motor Deficits in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Diffusion Tensor Imaging Study / Ryuzo HANAIE in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 44-9 (September 2014)  

Public ISBD [article]  inJournal of Autism and Developmental Disorders > 44-9 (September 2014) . - p.2209-2220 Titre : Abnormal Corpus Callosum Connectivity, Socio-communicative Deficits, and Motor Deficits in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Diffusion Tensor Imaging Study Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Ryuzo HANAIE, Auteur ; Ikuko MOHRI, Auteur ; Kuriko KAGITANI-SHIMONO, Auteur ; Masaya TACHIBANA, Auteur ; Junko MATSUZAKI, Auteur ; Yoshiyuki WATANABE, Auteur ; Norihiko FUJITA, Auteur ; Masako TANIIKE, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.2209-2220 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Diffusion tensor imaging  Tractography  Corpus callosum  Autism spectrum disorder  Motor function Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : In addition to social and communicative deficits, many studies have reported motor deficits in autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This study investigated the macro and microstructural properties of the corpus callosum (CC) of 18 children with ASD and 12 typically developing controls using diffusion tensor imaging tractography. We aimed to explore whether abnormalities of the CC were related to motor deficits, as well as social and communication deficits in children with ASD. The ASD group displayed abnormal macro and microstructure of the total CC and its subdivisions and its structural properties were related to socio-communicative deficits, but not to motor deficits in ASD. These findings advance our understanding of the contributions of the CC to ASD symptoms. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-014-2096-8 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=238 [article] Abnormal Corpus Callosum Connectivity, Socio-communicative Deficits, and Motor Deficits in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Diffusion Tensor Imaging Study [texte imprimé] / Ryuzo HANAIE, Auteur ; Ikuko MOHRI, Auteur ; Kuriko KAGITANI-SHIMONO, Auteur ; Masaya TACHIBANA, Auteur ; Junko MATSUZAKI, Auteur ; Yoshiyuki WATANABE, Auteur ; Norihiko FUJITA, Auteur ; Masako TANIIKE, Auteur . - p.2209-2220. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders > 44-9 (September 2014) . - p.2209-2220 Mots-clés : Diffusion tensor imaging  Tractography  Corpus callosum  Autism spectrum disorder  Motor function Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : In addition to social and communicative deficits, many studies have reported motor deficits in autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This study investigated the macro and microstructural properties of the corpus callosum (CC) of 18 children with ASD and 12 typically developing controls using diffusion tensor imaging tractography. We aimed to explore whether abnormalities of the CC were related to motor deficits, as well as social and communication deficits in children with ASD. The ASD group displayed abnormal macro and microstructure of the total CC and its subdivisions and its structural properties were related to socio-communicative deficits, but not to motor deficits in ASD. These findings advance our understanding of the contributions of the CC to ASD symptoms. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-014-2096-8 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=238

Delayed M50/M100 evoked response component latency in minimally verbal/nonverbal children who have autism spectrum disorder / Timothy P.L. ROBERTS in Molecular Autism, 10 (2019)  

Public ISBD [article]  inMolecular Autism > 10 (2019) . - 34 p. Titre : Delayed M50/M100 evoked response component latency in minimally verbal/nonverbal children who have autism spectrum disorder Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Timothy P.L. ROBERTS, Auteur ; Junko MATSUZAKI, Auteur ; Lisa BLASKEY, Auteur ; Luke BLOY, Auteur ; J. Christopher EDGAR, Auteur ; Mina KIM, Auteur ; Matthew KU, Auteur ; Emily S. KUSCHNER, Auteur ; David EMBICK, Auteur Article en page(s) : 34 p. Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Auditory cortex  Autism spectrum disorder  M50/M100 responses and language impairment  Magnetoencephalography  Minimally verbal/non-verbal children  Nonverbal Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Abnormal auditory neuromagnetic M50 and M100 responses, reflecting primary/secondary auditory cortex processing, have been reported in children who have autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Some studies have reported an association between delays in these responses and language impairment. However, as most prior research has focused on verbal individuals with ASD without cognitive impairment, rather little is known about neural activity during auditory processing in minimally verbal or nonverbal children who have ASD (ASD-MVNV)-children with little or no speech and often significant cognitive impairment. To understand the neurophysiological mechanisms underlying auditory processing in ASD-MVNV children, magnetoencephalography (MEG) measured M50 and M100 responses arising from left and right superior temporal gyri during tone stimuli in three cohorts: (1) MVNV children who have ASD (ASD-MVNV), (2) verbal children who have ASD and no intellectual disability (ASD-V), and (3) typically developing (TD) children. One hundred and five participants (8-12 years) were included in the final analyses (ASD-MVNV: n = 16, 9.85 +/- 1.32 years; ASD-V: n = 55, 10.64 +/- 1.31 years; TD: n = 34, 10.18 +/- 1.36 years). ASD-MVNV children showed significantly delayed M50 and M100 latencies compared to TD. These delays tended to be greater than the corresponding delays in verbal children with ASD. Across cohorts, delayed latencies were associated with language and communication skills, assessed by the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scale Communication Domain. Findings suggest that auditory cortex neural activity measures could be dimensional objective indices of language impairment in ASD for either diagnostic (e.g., via threshold or cutoff) or prognostic (considering the continuous variable) use. En ligne : https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13229-019-0283-3 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=408 [article] Delayed M50/M100 evoked response component latency in minimally verbal/nonverbal children who have autism spectrum disorder [texte imprimé] / Timothy P.L. ROBERTS, Auteur ; Junko MATSUZAKI, Auteur ; Lisa BLASKEY, Auteur ; Luke BLOY, Auteur ; J. Christopher EDGAR, Auteur ; Mina KIM, Auteur ; Matthew KU, Auteur ; Emily S. KUSCHNER, Auteur ; David EMBICK, Auteur . - 34 p. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Molecular Autism > 10 (2019) . - 34 p. Mots-clés : Auditory cortex  Autism spectrum disorder  M50/M100 responses and language impairment  Magnetoencephalography  Minimally verbal/non-verbal children  Nonverbal Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Abnormal auditory neuromagnetic M50 and M100 responses, reflecting primary/secondary auditory cortex processing, have been reported in children who have autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Some studies have reported an association between delays in these responses and language impairment. However, as most prior research has focused on verbal individuals with ASD without cognitive impairment, rather little is known about neural activity during auditory processing in minimally verbal or nonverbal children who have ASD (ASD-MVNV)-children with little or no speech and often significant cognitive impairment. To understand the neurophysiological mechanisms underlying auditory processing in ASD-MVNV children, magnetoencephalography (MEG) measured M50 and M100 responses arising from left and right superior temporal gyri during tone stimuli in three cohorts: (1) MVNV children who have ASD (ASD-MVNV), (2) verbal children who have ASD and no intellectual disability (ASD-V), and (3) typically developing (TD) children. One hundred and five participants (8-12 years) were included in the final analyses (ASD-MVNV: n = 16, 9.85 +/- 1.32 years; ASD-V: n = 55, 10.64 +/- 1.31 years; TD: n = 34, 10.18 +/- 1.36 years). ASD-MVNV children showed significantly delayed M50 and M100 latencies compared to TD. These delays tended to be greater than the corresponding delays in verbal children with ASD. Across cohorts, delayed latencies were associated with language and communication skills, assessed by the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scale Communication Domain. Findings suggest that auditory cortex neural activity measures could be dimensional objective indices of language impairment in ASD for either diagnostic (e.g., via threshold or cutoff) or prognostic (considering the continuous variable) use. En ligne : https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13229-019-0283-3 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=408

Lesser suppression of response to bright visual stimuli and visual abnormality in children with autism spectrum disorder: a magnetoencephalographic study / Shigeki AOKI in Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders, 11-1 (December 2019)  

Public ISBD [article]  inJournal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders > 11-1 (December 2019) . - 9 p. Titre : Lesser suppression of response to bright visual stimuli and visual abnormality in children with autism spectrum disorder: a magnetoencephalographic study Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Shigeki AOKI, Auteur ; Kuriko KAGITANI-SHIMONO, Auteur ; Junko MATSUZAKI, Auteur ; Ryuzo HANAIE, Auteur ; Mariko NAKANISHI, Auteur ; Koji TOMINAGA, Auteur ; Yukie NAGAI, Auteur ; Ikuko MOHRI, Auteur ; Masako TANIIKE, Auteur Article en page(s) : 9 p. Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Autism spectrum disorders (ASD)  Bright visual stimuli  Magnetoencephalography (MEG)  Neural suppression  Supramarginal gyrus (SMG)  Visual abnormality Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : BACKGROUND: Visual abnormality is a common sensory impairment in autism spectrum disorder (ASD), which may cause behavioral problems. However, only a few studies exist on the neural features corresponding to the visual symptoms in ASD. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between cortical responses to visual stimuli and visual abnormality to examine the neurophysiological mechanisms of the visual abnormality in ASD. METHODS: Twenty-two high-functioning children with ASD (10.95 +/- 2.01 years old) and 23 age-matched typically developing (TD) children (10.13 +/- 2.80 years old) participated in this study. We measured the cortical responses (i.e., activated intensity and attenuation ratio) elicited by the Original visual image and other two types of bright images (the Dot noise or Blind image, which includes overlapped particles onto the Original image or the enhanced-brightness version of the Original image, respectively) using magnetoencephalography. RESULTS: The severity of visual abnormalities was significantly associated with behavioral problems in children with ASD. In addition, we found the increased cortical activation in response to the Original image in the left supramarginal gyrus (SMG) and middle temporal gyrus in children with ASD. However, there were no inter-group differences in the primary visual and medial orbitofrontal cortices. Furthermore, when we compared cortical responses according to the type of images, children with ASD showed lesser attenuation of the activated intensities than children with TD in response to the bright images compared with the Original image in the right SMG. These attenuation ratios (Dot noise/Original and Blind/Original) were also associated with the severity of visual abnormalities. CONCLUSIONS: Our results show that dysfunction of stimulus-driven neural suppression plays a crucial role in the neural mechanism of visual abnormality in children with ASD. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first magnetoencephalography study to demonstrate the association between the severity of visual abnormality and lower attenuation ratios in children with ASD. Our results contribute to the knowledge of the mechanisms underlying visual abnormality in children with ASD, and may therefore lead to more effective diagnosis and earlier intervention. En ligne : https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s11689-019-9266-0 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=409 [article] Lesser suppression of response to bright visual stimuli and visual abnormality in children with autism spectrum disorder: a magnetoencephalographic study [texte imprimé] / Shigeki AOKI, Auteur ; Kuriko KAGITANI-SHIMONO, Auteur ; Junko MATSUZAKI, Auteur ; Ryuzo HANAIE, Auteur ; Mariko NAKANISHI, Auteur ; Koji TOMINAGA, Auteur ; Yukie NAGAI, Auteur ; Ikuko MOHRI, Auteur ; Masako TANIIKE, Auteur . - 9 p. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders > 11-1 (December 2019) . - 9 p. Mots-clés : Autism spectrum disorders (ASD)  Bright visual stimuli  Magnetoencephalography (MEG)  Neural suppression  Supramarginal gyrus (SMG)  Visual abnormality Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : BACKGROUND: Visual abnormality is a common sensory impairment in autism spectrum disorder (ASD), which may cause behavioral problems. However, only a few studies exist on the neural features corresponding to the visual symptoms in ASD. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between cortical responses to visual stimuli and visual abnormality to examine the neurophysiological mechanisms of the visual abnormality in ASD. METHODS: Twenty-two high-functioning children with ASD (10.95 +/- 2.01 years old) and 23 age-matched typically developing (TD) children (10.13 +/- 2.80 years old) participated in this study. We measured the cortical responses (i.e., activated intensity and attenuation ratio) elicited by the Original visual image and other two types of bright images (the Dot noise or Blind image, which includes overlapped particles onto the Original image or the enhanced-brightness version of the Original image, respectively) using magnetoencephalography. RESULTS: The severity of visual abnormalities was significantly associated with behavioral problems in children with ASD. In addition, we found the increased cortical activation in response to the Original image in the left supramarginal gyrus (SMG) and middle temporal gyrus in children with ASD. However, there were no inter-group differences in the primary visual and medial orbitofrontal cortices. Furthermore, when we compared cortical responses according to the type of images, children with ASD showed lesser attenuation of the activated intensities than children with TD in response to the bright images compared with the Original image in the right SMG. These attenuation ratios (Dot noise/Original and Blind/Original) were also associated with the severity of visual abnormalities. CONCLUSIONS: Our results show that dysfunction of stimulus-driven neural suppression plays a crucial role in the neural mechanism of visual abnormality in children with ASD. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first magnetoencephalography study to demonstrate the association between the severity of visual abnormality and lower attenuation ratios in children with ASD. Our results contribute to the knowledge of the mechanisms underlying visual abnormality in children with ASD, and may therefore lead to more effective diagnosis and earlier intervention. En ligne : https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s11689-019-9266-0 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=409

White matter volume in the brainstem and inferior parietal lobule is related to motor performance in children with autism spectrum disorder: A voxel-based morphometry study / Ryuzo HANAIE in Autism Research, 9-9 (September 2016)  

Public ISBD [article]  inAutism Research > 9-9 (September 2016) . - p.981-992 Titre : White matter volume in the brainstem and inferior parietal lobule is related to motor performance in children with autism spectrum disorder: A voxel-based morphometry study Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Ryuzo HANAIE, Auteur ; Ikuko MOHRI, Auteur ; Kuriko KAGITANI-SHIMONO, Auteur ; Masaya TACHIBANA, Auteur ; Junko MATSUZAKI, Auteur ; Ikuko HIRATA, Auteur ; Fumiyo NAGATANI, Auteur ; Yoshiyuki WATANABE, Auteur ; Norihiko FUJITA, Auteur ; Masako TANIIKE, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.981-992 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : voxel-based morphometry  white matter  brainstem  autism spectrum disorder  motor Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Many studies have reported poor motor performance in autism spectrum disorder (ASD); however, the underlying brain mechanisms remain unclear. Recent neuroimaging studies have suggested that abnormalities of the white matter (WM) are related to the features of ASD. In this study, we used voxel-based morphometry (VBM) to investigate which WM regions correlate with motor performance in children with ASD, and whether the WM volume in those brain regions differed between children with ASD and typically developing (TD) children. The subjects included 19 children with ASD and 20 TD controls. Motor performance was assessed using the Movement Assessment Battery for Children 2 (M-ABC 2). Children with ASD showed poorer motor performance than did the controls. There was a significant positive correlation between the total test score on the M-ABC 2 and the volume of WM in the brainstem and WM adjacent to the left supramarginal gyrus (SMG). In addition, compared with the TD controls, children with ASD had a decreased volume of WM in the brainstem and adjacent to the left intraparietal sulcus, which is close to the SMG. These findings suggest that structural changes in the WM in the brainstem and left inferior parietal lobule may contribute to poor motor performance in children with ASD. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aur.1605 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=294 [article] White matter volume in the brainstem and inferior parietal lobule is related to motor performance in children with autism spectrum disorder: A voxel-based morphometry study [texte imprimé] / Ryuzo HANAIE, Auteur ; Ikuko MOHRI, Auteur ; Kuriko KAGITANI-SHIMONO, Auteur ; Masaya TACHIBANA, Auteur ; Junko MATSUZAKI, Auteur ; Ikuko HIRATA, Auteur ; Fumiyo NAGATANI, Auteur ; Yoshiyuki WATANABE, Auteur ; Norihiko FUJITA, Auteur ; Masako TANIIKE, Auteur . - p.981-992. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Autism Research > 9-9 (September 2016) . - p.981-992 Mots-clés : voxel-based morphometry  white matter  brainstem  autism spectrum disorder  motor Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Many studies have reported poor motor performance in autism spectrum disorder (ASD); however, the underlying brain mechanisms remain unclear. Recent neuroimaging studies have suggested that abnormalities of the white matter (WM) are related to the features of ASD. In this study, we used voxel-based morphometry (VBM) to investigate which WM regions correlate with motor performance in children with ASD, and whether the WM volume in those brain regions differed between children with ASD and typically developing (TD) children. The subjects included 19 children with ASD and 20 TD controls. Motor performance was assessed using the Movement Assessment Battery for Children 2 (M-ABC 2). Children with ASD showed poorer motor performance than did the controls. There was a significant positive correlation between the total test score on the M-ABC 2 and the volume of WM in the brainstem and WM adjacent to the left supramarginal gyrus (SMG). In addition, compared with the TD controls, children with ASD had a decreased volume of WM in the brainstem and adjacent to the left intraparietal sulcus, which is close to the SMG. These findings suggest that structural changes in the WM in the brainstem and left inferior parietal lobule may contribute to poor motor performance in children with ASD. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aur.1605 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=294

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