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ArticleJournal of neurodevelopmental disorders2015

Autism diagnosis differentiates neurophysiological responses to faces in adults with tuberous sclerosis complex.

Charlotte Tye, Teresa Farroni, Ágnes Volein, Evelyne Mercure, Leslie Tucker, Mark H Johnson, Patrick F Bolton

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Article in Journal of neurodevelopmental disorders, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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7 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Charlotte TyeMRC Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, De Crespigny Park, London, SE5 8AF UK ; Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, London, UK.
Teresa FarroniDipartimento di Psicologia dello Sviluppo e della Socializzazione, Università di Padova, Padova, Italy ; Centre for Brain and Cognitive Development, Birkbeck, University of London, London, UK.
Ágnes VoleinCentre for Brain and Cognitive Development, Birkbeck, University of London, London, UK.
Evelyne MercureInstitute of Cognitive Neuroscience, University College London, London, UK.
Leslie TuckerCentre for Brain and Cognitive Development, Birkbeck, University of London, London, UK.
Mark H JohnsonCentre for Brain and Cognitive Development, Birkbeck, University of London, London, UK.
Patrick F BoltonMRC Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, De Crespigny Park, London, SE5 8AF UK ; Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, London, UK.
Birkbeck, University of London · GBKing's College London · GBUniversity College London · GBUniversity of Padua · IT

Funding

Medical Research Council G9715587Medical Research Council MR/K021389/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAutism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a common and highly heritable neurodevelopmental disorder that is likely to be the outcome of complex aetiological mechanisms. One strategy to provide insight is to study ASD within tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC), a rare disorder with a high incidence of ASD, but for which the genetic cause is determined. Individuals with ASD consistently demonstrate face processing impairments, but these have not been examined in adults with TSC using event-related potentials (ERPs) that are able to capture distinct temporal stages of processing.

methodsFor adults with TSC (n = 14), 6 of which had a diagnosis of ASD, and control adults (n = 13) passively viewed upright and inverted human faces with direct or averted gaze, with concurrent EEG recording. Amplitude and latency of the P1 and N170 ERPs were measured.

resultsIndividuals with TSC + ASD exhibited longer N170 latencies to faces compared to typical adults. Typical adults and adults with TSC-only exhibited longer N170 latency to inverted versus upright faces, whereas individuals with TSC + ASD did not show latency differences according to face orientation. In addition, individuals with TSC + ASD showed increased N170 latency to averted compared to direct gaze, which was not demonstrated in typical adults. A reduced lateralization was shown for the TSC + ASD groups on P1 and N170 amplitude.

conclusionsThe findings suggest that individuals with TSC + ASD may have similar electrophysiological abnormalities to idiopathic ASD and are suggestive of developmental delay. Identifying brain-based markers of ASD that are similar in TSC and idiopathic cases is likely to help elucidate the risk pathways to ASD.

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Autism spectrum disorderERPFaceGazeTuberous sclerosis complex

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PMID26451165
PMCPMC4597757
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