The contribution of neuropathologic studies to the understanding of autism
TL Kemper, ML Bauman�- Neurologic clinics, 1993 - neurologic.theclinics.com
A review of the neuropathology of infantile autism shows abnormalities in the limbic
forebrain and in cerebellar circuits. The role of the cerebellar lesions in the symptomatology
of infantile autism is unknown. The cerebellar findings appear to date from a fetal stage of
development with evidence for an ongoing process after birth. The timing of the findings in
the limbic system is unknown. A postulated role for these findings in the limbic system in
infantile autism is presented.
forebrain and in cerebellar circuits. The role of the cerebellar lesions in the symptomatology
of infantile autism is unknown. The cerebellar findings appear to date from a fetal stage of
development with evidence for an ongoing process after birth. The timing of the findings in
the limbic system is unknown. A postulated role for these findings in the limbic system in
infantile autism is presented.