Autism Spectrum Disorder as Early Neurodevelopmental Disorder: Evidence from the Brain Imaging Abnormalities in 2–3 Years Old Toddlers / Zhou XIAO in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 44-7 (July 2014)  

Public ISBD [article]  inJournal of Autism and Developmental Disorders > 44-7 (July 2014) . - p.1633-1640 Titre : Autism Spectrum Disorder as Early Neurodevelopmental Disorder: Evidence from the Brain Imaging Abnormalities in 2–3 Years Old Toddlers Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Zhou XIAO, Auteur ; Ting QIU, Auteur ; Xiaoyan KE, Auteur ; Xiang XIAO, Auteur ; Ting XIAO, Auteur ; Fengjing LIANG, Auteur ; Bing ZOU, Auteur ; Haiqing HUANG, Auteur ; Hui FANG, Auteur ; Kangkang CHU, Auteur ; Jiuping ZHANG, Auteur ; Yijun LIU, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.1633-1640 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Autism spectrum disorder  Toddler  Magnetic resonance imaging  Voxel based morphometry  Diffusion tensor imaging Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex neurodevelopmental condition that occurs within the first 3 years of life, which is marked by social skills and communication deficits along with stereotyped repetitive behavior. Although great efforts have been made to clarify the underlying neuroanatomical abnormalities and brain-behavior relationships in adolescents and adults with ASD, literature is still limited in information about the neurobiology of ASD in the early age of life. Brain images of 50 toddlers with ASD and 28 age, gender, and developmental quotient matched toddlers with developmental delay (DD) (control group) between ages 2 and 3 years were captured using combined magnetic resonance-based structural imaging and diffusion tensor imaging (DTI). Structural magnetic resonance imaging was applied to assess overall gray matter (GM) and white matter (WM) volumes, and regional alterations were assessed by voxel-based morphometry. DTI was used to investigate the white matter tract integrity. Compared with DD, significant increases were observed in ASD, primarily in global GM and WM volumes and in right superior temporal gyrus regional GM and WM volumes. Higher fractional anisotropy value was also observed in the corpus callosum, posterior cingulate cortex, and limbic lobes of ASD. The converging findings of structural and white matter abnormalities in ASD suggest that alterations in neural-anatomy of different brain regions may be involved in behavioral and cognitive deficits associated with ASD, especially in an early age of 2–3 years old toddlers. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-014-2033-x Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=236 [article] Autism Spectrum Disorder as Early Neurodevelopmental Disorder: Evidence from the Brain Imaging Abnormalities in 2–3 Years Old Toddlers [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Zhou XIAO, Auteur ; Ting QIU, Auteur ; Xiaoyan KE, Auteur ; Xiang XIAO, Auteur ; Ting XIAO, Auteur ; Fengjing LIANG, Auteur ; Bing ZOU, Auteur ; Haiqing HUANG, Auteur ; Hui FANG, Auteur ; Kangkang CHU, Auteur ; Jiuping ZHANG, Auteur ; Yijun LIU, Auteur . - p.1633-1640. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders > 44-7 (July 2014) . - p.1633-1640 Mots-clés : Autism spectrum disorder  Toddler  Magnetic resonance imaging  Voxel based morphometry  Diffusion tensor imaging Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex neurodevelopmental condition that occurs within the first 3 years of life, which is marked by social skills and communication deficits along with stereotyped repetitive behavior. Although great efforts have been made to clarify the underlying neuroanatomical abnormalities and brain-behavior relationships in adolescents and adults with ASD, literature is still limited in information about the neurobiology of ASD in the early age of life. Brain images of 50 toddlers with ASD and 28 age, gender, and developmental quotient matched toddlers with developmental delay (DD) (control group) between ages 2 and 3 years were captured using combined magnetic resonance-based structural imaging and diffusion tensor imaging (DTI). Structural magnetic resonance imaging was applied to assess overall gray matter (GM) and white matter (WM) volumes, and regional alterations were assessed by voxel-based morphometry. DTI was used to investigate the white matter tract integrity. Compared with DD, significant increases were observed in ASD, primarily in global GM and WM volumes and in right superior temporal gyrus regional GM and WM volumes. Higher fractional anisotropy value was also observed in the corpus callosum, posterior cingulate cortex, and limbic lobes of ASD. The converging findings of structural and white matter abnormalities in ASD suggest that alterations in neural-anatomy of different brain regions may be involved in behavioral and cognitive deficits associated with ASD, especially in an early age of 2–3 years old toddlers. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-014-2033-x Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=236

Diagnostic model generated by MRI-derived brain features in toddlers with autism spectrum disorder / Xiang XIAO in Autism Research, 10-4 (April 2017)  

Public ISBD [article]  inAutism Research > 10-4 (April 2017) . - p.620-630 Titre : Diagnostic model generated by MRI-derived brain features in toddlers with autism spectrum disorder Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Xiang XIAO, Auteur ; Hui FANG, Auteur ; Jiansheng WU, Auteur ; ChaoYong XIAO, Auteur ; Ting XIAO, Auteur ; Lu QIAN, Auteur ; Fengjing LIANG, Auteur ; Zhou XIAO, Auteur ; Kangkang CHU, Auteur ; Xiaoyan KE, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.620-630 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : autism spectrum disorder  toddler  magnetic resonance imaging  cortical thickness  predictive model Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex neurodevelopmental disorder mainly showed atypical social interaction, communication, and restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior, interests and activities. Now clinic diagnosis of ASD is mostly based on psychological evaluation, clinical observation and medical history. All these behavioral indexes could not avoid defects such as subjectivity and reporter-dependency. Therefore researchers devoted themselves to seek relatively stable biomarkers of ASD as supplementary diagnostic evidence. The goal of present study is to generate relatively stable predictive model based on anatomical brain features by using machine learning technique. Forty-six ASD children and thirty-nine development delay children aged from 18 to 37 months were evolved in. As a result, the predictive model generated by regional average cortical thickness of regions with top 20 highest importance of random forest classifier showed best diagnostic performance. And random forest was proved to be the optimal approach for neuroimaging data mining in small size set and thickness-based classification outperformed volume-based classification and surface area-based classification in ASD. The brain regions selected by the models might attract attention and the idea of considering biomarkers as a supplementary evidence of ASD diagnosis worth exploring. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aur.1711 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=307 [article] Diagnostic model generated by MRI-derived brain features in toddlers with autism spectrum disorder [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Xiang XIAO, Auteur ; Hui FANG, Auteur ; Jiansheng WU, Auteur ; ChaoYong XIAO, Auteur ; Ting XIAO, Auteur ; Lu QIAN, Auteur ; Fengjing LIANG, Auteur ; Zhou XIAO, Auteur ; Kangkang CHU, Auteur ; Xiaoyan KE, Auteur . - p.620-630. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Autism Research > 10-4 (April 2017) . - p.620-630 Mots-clés : autism spectrum disorder  toddler  magnetic resonance imaging  cortical thickness  predictive model Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex neurodevelopmental disorder mainly showed atypical social interaction, communication, and restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior, interests and activities. Now clinic diagnosis of ASD is mostly based on psychological evaluation, clinical observation and medical history. All these behavioral indexes could not avoid defects such as subjectivity and reporter-dependency. Therefore researchers devoted themselves to seek relatively stable biomarkers of ASD as supplementary diagnostic evidence. The goal of present study is to generate relatively stable predictive model based on anatomical brain features by using machine learning technique. Forty-six ASD children and thirty-nine development delay children aged from 18 to 37 months were evolved in. As a result, the predictive model generated by regional average cortical thickness of regions with top 20 highest importance of random forest classifier showed best diagnostic performance. And random forest was proved to be the optimal approach for neuroimaging data mining in small size set and thickness-based classification outperformed volume-based classification and surface area-based classification in ASD. The brain regions selected by the models might attract attention and the idea of considering biomarkers as a supplementary evidence of ASD diagnosis worth exploring. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aur.1711 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=307

Heritability of abnormalities in limbic networks of autism spectrum disorder children: Evidence from an autism spectrum disorder twin study / Linyan FU in Autism Research, 15-4 (April 2022)  

Public ISBD [article]  inAutism Research > 15-4 (April 2022) . - p.628-640 Titre : Heritability of abnormalities in limbic networks of autism spectrum disorder children: Evidence from an autism spectrum disorder twin study Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Linyan FU, Auteur ; Chunyan LI, Auteur ; Yun LI, Auteur ; Xin CHENG, Auteur ; Xiwen CUI, Auteur ; Jiying JIANG, Auteur ; Ning DING, Auteur ; Hui FANG, Auteur ; Tianyu TANG, Auteur ; Xiaoyan KE, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.628-640 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Anisotropy  Autism Spectrum Disorder/diagnostic imaging/genetics  Child  Child, Preschool  Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging  Diffusion Tensor Imaging/methods  Humans  White Matter  autism spectrum disorder  environmental effects  genetic factors  limbic tracts  twins Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Although the limbic system is closely related to emotion and social behaviors, little is known about the integrity of limbic pathways and how genetics influence the anatomical abnormalities of limbic networks in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Therefore, we used an ASD twin study design to evaluate the microstructural integrity and autism-related differences in limbic pathways of young children with ASD and to estimate the heritability of limbic tracts microstructure variance. We obtained diffusion tensor imaging scans from 33 pairs of twins with ASD aged 2-9?years and 20 age-matched typically developing children. The ACE model was used to estimate the relative effects of additive genetic factors (A), shared environmental factors (C) and specific environmental factors (E) on the variability of diffusivity measurements. We found a significant decrease in fractional anisotropy (FA) in the bilateral fornix and uncinate fasciculus (UF), as well as increased mean diffusivity (MD) and radial diffusivity (RD) in the bilateral fornix and right UF of ASD children. Correlation analysis showed that FA, MD, and lateralization indices of UF were correlated with autism diagnostic observation schedule scores. The ACE model revealed that genetic effects may drive some of the variability of microstructure in the bilateral fornix, cingulum, and left UF. In conclusion, in children with ASD, there are abnormalities in the white matter microstructure of the limbic system, which is related to the core symptoms; these abnormalities may be related to the relative contribution of genetic and environmental effects on specific tracts. LAY SUMMARY: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) children have abnormal white matter structure in limbic system related to ASD symptoms, and genetic factors play an important role in the development of limbic tracts. En ligne : https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aur.2686 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=473 [article] Heritability of abnormalities in limbic networks of autism spectrum disorder children: Evidence from an autism spectrum disorder twin study [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Linyan FU, Auteur ; Chunyan LI, Auteur ; Yun LI, Auteur ; Xin CHENG, Auteur ; Xiwen CUI, Auteur ; Jiying JIANG, Auteur ; Ning DING, Auteur ; Hui FANG, Auteur ; Tianyu TANG, Auteur ; Xiaoyan KE, Auteur . - p.628-640. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Autism Research > 15-4 (April 2022) . - p.628-640 Mots-clés : Anisotropy  Autism Spectrum Disorder/diagnostic imaging/genetics  Child  Child, Preschool  Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging  Diffusion Tensor Imaging/methods  Humans  White Matter  autism spectrum disorder  environmental effects  genetic factors  limbic tracts  twins Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Although the limbic system is closely related to emotion and social behaviors, little is known about the integrity of limbic pathways and how genetics influence the anatomical abnormalities of limbic networks in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Therefore, we used an ASD twin study design to evaluate the microstructural integrity and autism-related differences in limbic pathways of young children with ASD and to estimate the heritability of limbic tracts microstructure variance. We obtained diffusion tensor imaging scans from 33 pairs of twins with ASD aged 2-9?years and 20 age-matched typically developing children. The ACE model was used to estimate the relative effects of additive genetic factors (A), shared environmental factors (C) and specific environmental factors (E) on the variability of diffusivity measurements. We found a significant decrease in fractional anisotropy (FA) in the bilateral fornix and uncinate fasciculus (UF), as well as increased mean diffusivity (MD) and radial diffusivity (RD) in the bilateral fornix and right UF of ASD children. Correlation analysis showed that FA, MD, and lateralization indices of UF were correlated with autism diagnostic observation schedule scores. The ACE model revealed that genetic effects may drive some of the variability of microstructure in the bilateral fornix, cingulum, and left UF. In conclusion, in children with ASD, there are abnormalities in the white matter microstructure of the limbic system, which is related to the core symptoms; these abnormalities may be related to the relative contribution of genetic and environmental effects on specific tracts. LAY SUMMARY: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) children have abnormal white matter structure in limbic system related to ASD symptoms, and genetic factors play an important role in the development of limbic tracts. En ligne : https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aur.2686 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=473

High definition transcranial direct current stimulation of the Cz improves social dysfunction in children with autism spectrum disorder: A randomized, sham, controlled study / Yonglu WANG in Autism Research, 16-10 (October 2023)  

Public ISBD [article]  inAutism Research > 16-10 (October 2023) . - p.2035-2048 Titre : High definition transcranial direct current stimulation of the Cz improves social dysfunction in children with autism spectrum disorder: A randomized, sham, controlled study Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Yonglu WANG, Auteur ; Fei WANG, Auteur ; Yue KONG, Auteur ; Tianshu GAO, Auteur ; Qingyao ZHU, Auteur ; Lu HAN, Auteur ; Bei SUN, Auteur ; Luyang GUAN, Auteur ; Ziyi ZHANG, Auteur ; Yuxin QIAN, Auteur ; Lingxi XU, Auteur ; Yun LI, Auteur ; Hui FANG, Auteur ; Gongkai JIAO, Auteur ; Xiaoyan KE, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.2035-2048 Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Abstract The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of the Cz of high-definition 5-channel tDCS (HD-tDCS) on social function in 4-12 years-old children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This study was a randomized, double-blind, pseudo-controlled trial in which 45 ASD children were recruited and divided into three groups with sex, age, and rehabilitation treatment as control variables. Each group of 15 children with ASD was randomly administered active HD-tDCS with the Cz as the central anode, active HD-tDCS with the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (F3) as the central anode, and sham HD-tDCS with the Cz as the central anode with 14 daily sessions in 3?weeks. The Social Responsiveness Scale Chinese Version (SRS-Chinese Version) was compared 1?week after stimulation with values recorded 1?week prior to stimulation. At the end of treatment, both the anodal Cz and anodal left DLFPC tDCS decreased the measures of SRS-Chinese Version. The total score of SRS-Chinese Version decreased by 13.08%, social cognition decreased by 18.33%, and social communication decreased by 10.79%, which were significantly improved over the Cz central anode active stimulation group, especially in children with young age, and middle and low function. There was no significant change in the total score and subscale score of SRS-Chinese Version over the Cz central anode sham stimulation group. In the F3 central anode active stimulation group, the total score of SRS-Chinese Version decreased by 13%, autistic behavior decreased by 19.39%, and social communication decreased by 14.39%, which were all significantly improved. However, there was no significant difference in effect between the Cz and left DLPFC stimulation conditions. HD-tDCS of the Cz central anode may be an effective treatment for social dysfunction in children with ASD. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1002/aur.3018 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=513 [article] High definition transcranial direct current stimulation of the Cz improves social dysfunction in children with autism spectrum disorder: A randomized, sham, controlled study [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Yonglu WANG, Auteur ; Fei WANG, Auteur ; Yue KONG, Auteur ; Tianshu GAO, Auteur ; Qingyao ZHU, Auteur ; Lu HAN, Auteur ; Bei SUN, Auteur ; Luyang GUAN, Auteur ; Ziyi ZHANG, Auteur ; Yuxin QIAN, Auteur ; Lingxi XU, Auteur ; Yun LI, Auteur ; Hui FANG, Auteur ; Gongkai JIAO, Auteur ; Xiaoyan KE, Auteur . - p.2035-2048. in Autism Research > 16-10 (October 2023) . - p.2035-2048 Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Abstract The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of the Cz of high-definition 5-channel tDCS (HD-tDCS) on social function in 4-12 years-old children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This study was a randomized, double-blind, pseudo-controlled trial in which 45 ASD children were recruited and divided into three groups with sex, age, and rehabilitation treatment as control variables. Each group of 15 children with ASD was randomly administered active HD-tDCS with the Cz as the central anode, active HD-tDCS with the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (F3) as the central anode, and sham HD-tDCS with the Cz as the central anode with 14 daily sessions in 3?weeks. The Social Responsiveness Scale Chinese Version (SRS-Chinese Version) was compared 1?week after stimulation with values recorded 1?week prior to stimulation. At the end of treatment, both the anodal Cz and anodal left DLFPC tDCS decreased the measures of SRS-Chinese Version. The total score of SRS-Chinese Version decreased by 13.08%, social cognition decreased by 18.33%, and social communication decreased by 10.79%, which were significantly improved over the Cz central anode active stimulation group, especially in children with young age, and middle and low function. There was no significant change in the total score and subscale score of SRS-Chinese Version over the Cz central anode sham stimulation group. In the F3 central anode active stimulation group, the total score of SRS-Chinese Version decreased by 13%, autistic behavior decreased by 19.39%, and social communication decreased by 14.39%, which were all significantly improved. However, there was no significant difference in effect between the Cz and left DLPFC stimulation conditions. HD-tDCS of the Cz central anode may be an effective treatment for social dysfunction in children with ASD. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1002/aur.3018 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=513

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