Atypical representation of sensorimotor cortex in a patient with autism and epilepsy confirmed by direct electrocortical stimulation

oleh: Rohit Marawar, Neil Klinger, Sarah I. Tarbox-Berry, Sandeep Mittal, Aashit K. Shah

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Elsevier 2021-01-01

Deskripsi

Prior studies have used functional neuroimaging to demonstrate that the organization of the autistic brain is different from that of the non-autistic brain. Similarly, patients with epilepsy have also shown cortical reorganization. We present a case study that provides direct confirmation of disorganized sensorimotor distribution in a patient with autism spectrum disorder and epilepsy. To our knowledge, this is the first time cortical mapping directly showing abnormal cortical organization in a patient with autism spectrum disorder and epilepsy has been reported in the literature.