Ann Neurol. 1996 Mar;39(3):382-5.

Hypoplasia of the cerebellar vermis in neurogenetic syndromes.

Schaefer GB, Thompson JN, Bodensteiner JB, McConnell JM, Kimberling WJ, Gay CT, Dutton WD, Hutchings DC, Gray SB.

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University of Nebraska Medical Center and Meyer Rehabilitation Institute, Omaha 68198-5430, USA.

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There are conflicting reports on the relationship between cerebellar vermal lobule hypoplasia and autism. Using quantitative magnetic resonance image analysis, we measured the cerebellar vermis in 125 normal individuals with a broad age range and 102 patients with a variety of neurogenetic abnormalities. We conclude that hypoplasia of cerebellar vermal lobules VI and VII is a nonspecific finding that even occurs in several conditions with-out autistic behavior. This suggests that it is not a specific neuroanantomical marker for autism, nor is cerebellar dysgenesis likely to be solely responsible for clinical autistic behaviors.

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