Computerized tomographic scan findings in patients with autistic behavior
H. Damasio, R. G. Maurer, A. R. Damasio and H. C. Chui
An analysis of the computerized tomography scans of 17 patients with
autistic behavior was carried out by investigators independent from those
selecting the subjects. Mild abnormalities of the ventricular system were
noted in several scans (increased size, altered left/right relation of
lateral ventricles), and in three scans major hydrocephalus and
circumscribed lesions of the parenchyma were seen. It was not possible to
discern a singular abnormal pattern, the abnormalities appearing consequent
to a variety of disease processes of the CNS.
