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Functional Deficits in Autistic Disorder: Characterization by Technetium-99m-HMPAO and SPECT. J.M.Mountz, C. Tolbert, Duncan W. Lill, et. al. The Journal of Nuclear Medicine. Vol.36. N0 7 July 1995
Results: In the autistic patients -
Abnormally low rCBF values located predominately in the
temporal and parietal lobes, with the left cerebral
hemisphere showing greater rCBFabnormalities than the right.
No difference in rCBF values were found between
the two normal and the five other controls
Abnormal temporal lobe function possibly plays a role in the
pathogenesis of autism, since normal functioning of the
amygdala and hippocampus is crucial to the regulation and
integration of affect, memory and learning.