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ReviewCurrent neurology and neuroscience reports2009

Neurometabolic disorders and dysfunction in autism spectrum disorders.

Nassim Zecavati, Sarah J Spence

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Review in Current neurology and neuroscience reports, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 33 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
33citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
6.9field-weighted citation impact, top 3% 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

33 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 108 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Diagnosis and Assessment of Autism Spectrum Disorder in South Korea.Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry · 2024
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  12. Clinical Genetic Aspects of ASD Spectrum Disorders.International journal of molecular sciences · 2016
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  13. Autism, Mitochondria and Polybrominated Diphenyl Ether Exposure.CNS & neurological disorders drug targets · 2016
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  14. Chelation for autism spectrum disorder (ASD).The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2015
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  17. Autism spectrum disorder: advances in evidence-based practice.CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne · 2014
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  19. The diverse genetic landscape of neurodevelopmental disorders.Annual review of genomics and human genetics · 2014
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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

2 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Nassim ZecavatiPediatrics and Developmental Neuropsychiatry Branch, National Institute of Mental Health, 10 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. spences2@mail.nih.gov
Sarah J Spence
National Institute of Mental Health · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The cause of autism remains largely unknown because it is likely multifactorial, arising from the interaction of biologic, genetic, and environmental factors. The specific role of metabolic abnormalities also is largely unknown, but current research may provide insight into the pathophysiologic underpinnings of autism, at least in some patients. We review a number of known neurometabolic disorders identified as having an autistic phenotype. We also discuss the possible involvement of mitochondrial disorders and dysfunction as well as a theory regarding an increased vulnerability to oxidative stress, by which various environmental toxins produce metabolic alterations that impair normal cellular function. Finally, we review various strategies for metabolic work-up and treatment. Accurate diagnosis of neurometabolic disorders and a broader understanding of underlying metabolic disturbance even in the absence of known disease have important implications both for individual patients and for research into the etiology of autism.

Indexed as

Autistic DisorderBrain Diseases, MetabolicHumansMethylationMitochondrial DiseasesOxidation-ReductionPhenotype

Identifiers

PMID19268036
OpenAlexW2023803903

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