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Abstract
Background
This study aims to investigate microstructural abnormalities within and between hemispheres in preschool children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) using diffusion basis spectrum imaging (DBSI).
Methods
A total of 35 ASD patients and 32 healthy controls (HC), matched for sex and age, underwent DBSI at 3T. We analyzed DBSI-derived indices of brain white matter using tract-based spatial statistics (TBSS) to compare ASD and HC groups. Support vector machine (SVM) classification was employed to evaluate the potential of positive DBSI parameters in distinguishing ASD patients. Additionally, correlation analyses were conducted to explore relationships between positive DBSI parameters and clinical scales.
Results
Patients in the ASD group exhibited significantly higher fiber ratios in the right brainstem tracts, increased radial diffusivity in the left superior longitudinal fasciculus, and reduced fractional anisotropy (FA) in various fiber tracts, including projection, commissural, and association fibers, compared to HC. Notably, the FA of the right cingulum correlated positively with the Gesell scale (r = 0.439, p = 0.008) and achieved a specificity of 90% in identifying ASD.
Conclusion
The DBSI findings suggest asynchronous myelination in the right hemisphere and cerebellum in preschool ASD, with the FA value of the right cingulate gyrus appearing to be a reliable marker for ASD and may serve as a potential diagnostic parameter for preschool ASD.
期刊介绍:
Founded in 1961 to report on the latest work in psychiatry and cognate disciplines, the Journal of Psychiatric Research is dedicated to innovative and timely studies of four important areas of research:
(1) clinical studies of all disciplines relating to psychiatric illness, as well as normal human behaviour, including biochemical, physiological, genetic, environmental, social, psychological and epidemiological factors;
(2) basic studies pertaining to psychiatry in such fields as neuropsychopharmacology, neuroendocrinology, electrophysiology, genetics, experimental psychology and epidemiology;
(3) the growing application of clinical laboratory techniques in psychiatry, including imagery and spectroscopy of the brain, molecular biology and computer sciences;