Daily Archives: May 17, 2014

IMFAR 2014 – Clinical Variables, Biological Endophenotypes

DATA Mining of Clinical Variables and Biological Endophenotypes in Autistic Patients Using Fourth Generation Artificial Neural Networks https://imfar.confex.com/imfar/2014/webprogram/Paper17092.html Background:  Several studies have attempted to partition autistic individuals into subtypes ideally homogeneous in terms of clinical presentation and/or underlying pathogenesis. Clinical … Continue reading

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IMFAR 2014 – Psychiatric and Medical Conditions Among Adults with ASD

Psychiatric and Medical Conditions Among Adults with ASD https://imfar.confex.com/imfar/2014/webprogram/Paper17783.html Background: Children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) have been shown to have a higher burden of medical and psychiatric comorbidities and increased utilization of health care services compared to the general … Continue reading

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IMFAR 2014 – Autism Co-Morbidities – Gender and Age – “staggering” decrease in epilepsy with age.

The Influence of Gender and Age on Prevalence Rates of Comorbid Disorders in Autism https://imfar.confex.com/imfar/2014/webprogram/Paper16709.html Background: Individuals diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) frequently suffer from one or more other disorders. Yet, despite the obvious need to assess the prevalence … Continue reading

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IMFAR 2014 – Sex Differences, Brain Structure and Autism.

Sex Differences in Brain Structure of Preschool-Aged Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder https://imfar.confex.com/imfar/2014/webprogram/Paper16562.html Background:  Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) affects 1 in 88 children in the United States, but the disorder is much more common in boys than in girls. Although … Continue reading

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IMFAR 2014 – Disproportionate Megalencephaly in Autism

Disproportionate Megalencephaly: A Clinically Meaningful Neurophenotype in Autism Spectrum Disorder https://imfar.confex.com/imfar/2014/webprogram/Paper17528.html Background: Increased head size was noted in the earliest descriptions of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). However, the prevalence of abnormal head size in ASD has been continually … Continue reading

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IMFAR 2014 – Elevated Extra-Axial Cerebrospinal Fluid in Toddlers with Autism

Elevated Extra-Axial Cerebrospinal Fluid in Toddlers with Autism Spectrum Disorder https://imfar.confex.com/imfar/2014/webprogram/Paper17277.html Background: Extra-axial fluid is characterized by excessive cerebrospinal fluid in the subarachnoid space, particularly over the frontal lobes. We previously reported that infants who later developed autism spectrum disorder … Continue reading

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IMFAR 2014 – Glutathione and increased 3-Nitrotyrosine in Autism

Oxidative Stress and Immune Cytokines in Plasma of Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Recent Language and/or Social Regression: A Prospective Case-Control Study https://imfar.confex.com/imfar/2014/webprogram/Paper17597.html Background:  Regression occurs in 22%-41% of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) at the average … Continue reading

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IMFAR 2014 – Immunological Disarrangement in ASD

Immunological Disarrangements in ASD Are Associated with Biological Processes and Homeostatic Mechanisms in ASD Rather Than Autoimmunity or Pathogenic Inflammation https://imfar.confex.com/imfar/2014/webprogram/Paper17955.html Background:  Interactions between the immune and central nervous system (CNS) are critical for maintenance of homeostasis and brain functions, … Continue reading

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