FRONTAL AND TEMPORAL LOBE DYSFUNCTION IN AUTISM AND OTHER RELATED DISORDERS: ADHD AND OCD
Figure 1.
Autism, 16 years old boy. Tc99m HMPAO brain perfusion SPECT demonstrates decreased brain function in the following areas:L Color Blue, < 2 SD Normal Mean), Frontal lobes: Area M, para saggital section of areas 8 and 9 of Brodmann. Area 10. Temporal Lobes: Area 38, anterior Temporal, and 22. There is also hypoperfusion in occipital lobes, Visual association areas, both posterior Parietal areas and cerebellar Vermis and mesial aspects of both cerebellar lobes. Finally there is mild increase of perfusion in Area 24, anterior cyngulate in the left hemisphere. (Color Silver >2SD Normal Mean.