Excessive cerebral spinal fluid and enlarged brain size in infancy are potential biomarkers for autism

Wednesday, July 10, 2013 - 11:00 in Health & Medicine

Children who were later diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder had excessive cerebrospinal fluid and enlarged brains in infancy, a new study has found, raising the possibility that those brain anomalies may serve as potential biomarkers for the early identification of the neurodevelopmental disorder.

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