COGNITIVE DYSFUNCTIONS IN A MINIMALLY VERBAL (MV) PATIENT WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER (ASD)

The aim of this study was to examine the neurophysiological correlates of cognitive dysfunctions in a patient with the minimally verbal variant of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD + MV), who after reaching adulthood showed progressive deterioration of his cognitive skills. The patient was a 25-year-old...

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Published inActa neuropsychologica (Warszawa) Vol. 17; no. 3; pp. 301 - 310
Main Authors Markiewicz, Katarzyna, Kaczmarek, Bożydar L.J., Kropotov, Juri D., MacQueen, Weronika D., MacQueen, Bruce D., Pachalska, Maria
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.01.2019
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Summary:The aim of this study was to examine the neurophysiological correlates of cognitive dysfunctions in a patient with the minimally verbal variant of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD + MV), who after reaching adulthood showed progressive deterioration of his cognitive skills. The patient was a 25-year-old male, diagnosed with ASD. He never developed spoken language, and communicated only by gesturing or writing on a computer. Our findings confirmed comorbidity of ASD and epilepsy, accompanied by dysfunction of cognitive control. We also found that spontaneous EEG and event-related potentials (ERPs) in a cued GO/NOGO task can be used to assess functional brain changes concomitant with ASD.
ISSN:1730-7503
2084-4298
DOI:10.5604/01.3001.0013.5950