Post-mortem analysis of cortical thickness and neuronal morphometry in autism
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..........................................................................................v LIST OF FIGURES.................................................................................x INTRODUCTION...................................................................................................1 Definition and Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder.....................................................................1 Prevalence and Cause..........................................................................3 Neurobiology and Neuropathology of Autism Spectrum Disorder.....................................................................5 Dysplasia vs. Atrophy................................................................................11 Epilepsy/Seizures in Autism......................................................................12 Cortical Thickness.....................................................................................13 Neuromorphology......................................................................................15 HYPOTHESIS......................................................................................................18 Cortical Thickness and ASD.....................................................................18 Neuronal Morphometry ............................................................................18 MATERIALS AND METHODS.............................................................................20 Subjects....................................................................................................20 Cortical Thickness Methods......................................................................22 Neuronal Morphometry Methods...............................................................26
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