Evidence map›Paper›PMID 17919128›Full record

ReviewBrain pathology (Zurich, Switzerland)2007

The neuropathology of autism.

Manuel F Casanova

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Review in Brain pathology (Zurich, Switzerland), 2007. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 80 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
80citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
4.9field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

80 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 222 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Manuel F CasanovaDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40292, USA. M0CASA02@louisville.edu
University of Louisville · US

Funding

Modular Abnormalities of Brain Organization in AutismR01MH069991 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE · PI CASANOVA, MANUEL F · 2004 to 2007
$928k
Reduced Interneuronal Space in Schizophrenic BrainsR01MH062654 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE · PI CASANOVA, MANUEL F · 2002 to 2005
$850k
NIMH NIH HHS MH62654NIMH NIH HHS MH69991NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH062654NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH069991
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Autism is a brain disorder characterized by abnormalities in how a person relates and communicates to others. Both post-mortem and neuroimaging studies indicate the presence of increased brain volume and, in some cases, an altered gray/white matter ratio. Contrary to established gross findings there is no recognized microscopic pathology to autism. Early studies provided multiple leads none of which have been validated. Clinicopathological associations have been difficult to sustain when considering possible variables such as use of medications, seizures, mental retardation and agonal/pre-agonal conditions. Research findings suggest widespread cortical abnormalities, lack of a vascular component and an intact blood-brain barrier. Many of the previously mentioned findings can be explained in terms of a mini-columnopathy. The significance of future controlled studies should be judged based on their explanatory powers; that is, how well do they relate to brain growth abnormalities and/or provide useful clinicopathological correlates.

Indexed as

Autistic DisorderBrainCausalityComorbidityFemaleHumansNervous System MalformationsNeural PathwaysNeuronsPregnancyPrenatal Exposure Delayed EffectsTeratogensTeratogens

Identifiers

PMID17919128
PMCPMC8095561
OpenAlexW2040775120

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Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.