Tubers Affecting the Fusiform Face Area Are Associated with Autism Diagnosis.
Alexander Li CohenMallory R KroeckJuliana WallPeter McManusArina OvchinnikovaMustafa SahinDarcy A KruegerE Martina BebinHope NorthrupJoyce Y WuSimon K WarfieldJurriaan M PetersMichael D Foxnull nullPublished in: Annals of neurology (2022)
Although TSC is a rare cause of ASD, there is a strong association between tuber involvement of the right FFA and ASD diagnosis. This highlights a potentially causative mechanism for developing autism in TSC that may guide research into ASD symptoms more generally. ANN NEUROL 2022.