Infantile Cerebellar Pilocytic Astrocytoma with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Koji Adachi; Yasuo Murai; Akira Teramoto

doi:10.1272/jnms.79.228

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Infantile Cerebellar Pilocytic Astrocytoma with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Koji Adachi, Yasuo Murai, Akira Teramoto

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Keywords: infantile pilocytic astrocytoma, autism, autism spectrum disorder

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2012 Volume 79 Issue 3 Pages 228-231

DOI https://doi.org/10.1272/jnms.79.228

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Abstract

The etiology of autism remains unclear, but relationships to cerebellar factors have been reported. We report 2 cases of infantile cerebellar pilocytic astrocytoma in children with autism spectrum disorder. Cerebellar tumors may be related to the pathogenesis of autism.

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