Autism, spectrum or clusters? An EEG coherence study

• Published in: BMC neurology Vol. 19; no. 1; pp. 27 - 13
• Main Authors: Duffy, Frank H., Als, Heidelise
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 14.02.2019; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Asperger syndrome; Asperger Syndrome - classification; Asperger Syndrome - physiopathology; Asperger’s syndrome (ASP); Autism; Autism spectrum disorder (ASD); Autism Spectrum Disorder - classification; Autism Spectrum Disorder - physiopathology; Autistic Disorder - classification; Autistic Disorder - physiopathology; Behavior; Brain - physiopathology; Child; Chronic fatigue syndrome; Cluster analysis; Connectivity; Diagnosis; EEG; EEG coherence factors; Electroencephalography; Epigenetic inheritance; Epigenetics; Epilepsy; Etiology; Etiology (Medicine); Exploration; Female; Genetics; Humans; K-means; Male; NbClust; Pervasive developmental disorders; Population; Psychiatry; Software; Studies; Cluster analysis; Hierarchical; K-means; Discriminant analysis; Autism spectrum disorder (ASD); Connectivity; EEG coherence factors; NbClust; Asperger’s syndrome (ASP)

Autism prevalence continues to grow, yet a universally agreed upon etiology is lacking despite manifold evidence of abnormalities especially in terms of genetics and epigenetics. The authors postulate that the broad definition of an omnibus 'spectrum disorder' may inhibit delineation of me...