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Abstract
Autism is a condition manifested as abnormalities of relatedness, communication, range of interests, and repetitive behaviors. Despite alarming prevalence estimates and exhortations to research, little is known regarding its pathophysiology. Recent reports of a putative minicolumnopathy explain changes in brain size, gray/white matter ratios, and interareal connectivity. This article summarizes possible links between minicolumns and other topics-cortical modularity, age of onset, gliosis, and genetics-relevant to the pathophysiology of autism.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 16957005 DOI: 10.1177/1073858406290375
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Neuroscientist ISSN: 1073-8584 Impact factor: 7.519