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CT
- CT scan is not used in the diagnosis of Asperger Syndrome (AS).
MRI
- MRI is not used in the diagnosis of Asperger Syndrome (AS).
- However, several of studies have found abnormalities in MRI of AS patients which include:woody
- Abnormal activation in the inferior temporal sulcus [78, 79]
- Abnormal dysactivation of the frontal lobe while performing neuropsychological tests [24, 38, 62, 74]
- Abnormal functional integration of the amygdala and parahippocampal gyrus [102]
- Abnormal structures in the inferior temporal gyrus, entorhinal cortex and rostral fusiform gyrus [49]
- Missing tissue area in each hemisphere at the part where the middle frontal gyrus and the precentral sulcus intersect. 97
- Lesion in the right middle temporal gyrus white matter [98].
Megalencephaly/ extreme male brain’ phenotype. [6]