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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Jul
Pages: 12
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The Relationship between Grey-Matter and ASD and ADHD Traits in Typical Adults
Geurts, Hilde M.; Ridderinkhof, K. Richard; Scholte, H. Steven
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, v43 n7 p1630-1641 Jul 2013
We tested whether in 85 healthy adults (18-29 years) there is a relationship between grey-matter (GM) volume and autism and ADHD symptom severity. The structural MRI findings and autism and ADHD self-reports revealed that autism and ADHD symptom severity was correlated with GM volume in the left inferior frontal gyrus. Autism symptom-severity was correlated with the left posterior cingulate, ADHD with the right parietal lobe, right temporal frontal cortex, bilateral thalamus, and left hippocampus/amygdala complex. Symptom severity of both disorders form a continuum extending into the general population, but it seems to be an oversimplification to typify psychiatric disorders such as autism and ADHD solely as extremes of brain structure abnormalities.
Descriptors: Autism, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Adults, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Severity (of Disability), Correlation, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Diagnostic Tests
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Language: English
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