An MRI study of the corpus callosum and cerebellum in mentally retarded autistic individuals

Facundo Manes, Joseph Piven, Daniela Vrancic, Valeria Nanclares, Christian Plebst, Sergio E. Starkstein*

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    Abstract

    The areas of seven subregions of the corpus callosum and three subregions of the cerebellum were examined on midsagittal magnetic resonance imaging scans of 27 low-IQ autistic individuals and 17 nonautistic individuals of comparable mental age. Autistic individuals had a significantly smaller corpus callosum (most marked in the body). No significant between-group differences were found in cerebellum areas. Results demonstrate that abnormalities of the corpus callosum reported in high-functioning autistic individuals are also present in autistic individuals with mental retardation and extend previous reports showing no evidence for a selective hypoplasia of cerebellar lobules VI-VII.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)470-474
    Number of pages5
    JournalJournal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences
    Volume11
    Issue number4
    Publication statusPublished - Sept 1999

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