Preliminary Study of Brain Spect in Children With Pervasive Developmental Disorder or Developmental Language Disorder
Year: 1997
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Objectives竊숿he purpose of this study was to investigate the characteristics and differences of brain function in pervasive developmental disorder and developmental language disorder.\nMethod竊숿he subjects were composed of 14 cases of pervasive developmental disorder and 13 cases developmental language disorder. They were investigated by technitium-99m-EDC SPECT. All SPECT were visually assessed by two nuclear medicine specialists, and then quantified by region of interest including temporal, parietal cortex, thalamus, basal ganglia and cerebellum.\nResult竊숳n both groups, cerebral blood flow was decreased in the temporal, parietal cortex, basal ganglia, thalamus, cerebellum by visual assessment. There was no significant difference between the 2 groups by quantitative and qualitative assessment.\nConclusion竊숿hese results suggest that pervasive developmental disorder and developmental language disorder are caused by defects in the interneural connection and that both disorders are spectrum disorders.
Language: English
Subfield: Cognitive Neuroscience
Field: Neuroscience
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W795050873