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RESEARCH

Brain Imaging May Help Diagnose Autism

Subtle Language Delay, Visible In MEG, May Flag Disorder

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Children with autism spectrum disorders

(ASDs) process sound and language a fraction of a second slower than

children without ASDs, and measuring magnetic signals that mark this delay

may become a standardized way to diagnose autism.

Researchers at The Children’s Hospital of

Philadelphia report their findings in an online article in the journal

Autism Research, published today.

“More work needs to be done before this can

become a standard tool, but this pattern of delayed brain response may be refined

into the first imaging biomarker for autism,†said study leader

P.L. , Ph.D., vice chair of Radiology Research at Children’s

Hospital.

ASDs are a group of childhood

neurodevelopmental disorders that cause impairments in verbal communication,

social interaction and behavior. ASDs are currently estimated to affect as

many as one percent of U.S. children, according to a recent CDC report.

Like many neurodevelopmental disorders, in

the absence of objective biological measurements, psychologists and other

caregivers rely on clinical judgments such as observations of behavior to

diagnose ASDs, often not until a child reaches school age. If researchers

can develop imaging results into standardized diagnostic tests, they may be

able to diagnose ASDs as early as infancy, permitting possible earlier

intervention with treatments. They also may be able to differentiate types

of ASDs (classic autism, Asperger’s syndrome or other types) in individual

patients.

In the current study, and colleagues

used magnetoencephalography (MEG), which detects magnetic fields in the

brain, similar to the

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