Earlier studies have suggested abnormal brain volumes in autism, but inconsistencies exist. Using voxel-based morphometry, we compared global and regional brain volumes in 17 high-functioning autistic children with 15 matched controls. We identified significant reduction in left white matter volume and white/gray matter ratio in autism. Regional brain volume reductions were detected for right anterior cingulate, left superior parietal lobule white matter volumes, and right parahippocampal gyrus gray matter volume, whereas enlargements in bilateral supramarginal gyrus, right postcentral gyrus, right medial frontal gyrus, and right posterior lobe of cerebellum gray matter in autism. Our findings showed global and regional brain volumes abnormality in high-functioning autism.
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Objective: To explore whether the inflammatory activity is higher in white matter (WM) tracts disrupted by paramagnetic rim lesions (PRLs) and if inflammation in PRL-disrupted WM tracts is associated with disability in people with multiple sclerosis (MS).
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January 2025
Center for Translational Neuromedicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is an invaluable method of choice for anatomical and functional in vivo imaging of the brain. Still, accurate delineation of the brain structures remains a crucial task of MR image evaluation. This study presents a novel analytical algorithm developed in MATLAB for the automatic segmentation of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) spaces in preclinical non-contrast MR images of the mouse brain.
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Emergency Medicine, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Bangkok, THA.
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Department of Neurosurgery, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel (UZ Brussel) - Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Laarbeeklaan 101-103, 1090, Brussels, Belgium.
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Research Question: Evaluate the evolution of vascular neurosurgery in Belgium over the last 30 years and compare with other countries.
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