Diffusion tensor imaging findings in school-aged autistic children.

Objective: To analyze and compare cerebral white matter tracts through diffusion tensor imaging in autistic and normal children.

Methods: This is a case-control study on a sample of eight male, right-handed children diagnosed with autism according to Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-4th Edition criteria, and eight healthy age- and sex-matched controls. Imaging studies were performed on a 1.