ERIC Number: EJ1262116
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Aug
Pages: 12
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ISSN: ISSN-0162-3257
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Light-Adapted Electroretinogram Differences in Autism Spectrum Disorder
Constable, Paul A.; Ritvo, Edward R.; Ritvo, Ariella R.; Lee, Irene O.; McNair, Morgan L.; Stahl, Dylan; Sowden, Jane; Quinn, Stephen; Skuse, David H.; Thompson, Dorothy A.; McPartland, James C.
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, v50 n8 p2874-2885 Aug 2020
Light-adapted (LA) electroretinograms (ERGs) from 90 individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), mean age (13.0 ± 4.2), were compared to 87 control subjects, mean age (13.8 ± 4.8). LA-ERGs were produced by a random series of nine different Troland based, full-field flash strengths and the ISCEV standard flash at 2/s on a 30 cd m[superscript -2] white background. A random effects mixed model analysis showed the ASD group had smaller b- and a-wave amplitudes at high flash strengths (p < 0.001) and slower b-wave peak times (p < 0.001). Photopic hill models showed the peaks of the component Gaussian (p = 0.035) and logistic functions (p = 0.014) differed significantly between groups. Retinal neurophysiology assessed by LA-ERG provides insight into neural development in ASD.
Descriptors: Vision, Screening Tests, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Neurology, Physiology, Brain, Cognitive Development
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health (DHHS)
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Grant or Contract Numbers: U19MH108206