Small fiber pathology in autism and clinical implications.
Yi-Ling ChienChi-Chao ChaoShao-Wei WuHsueh-Wen HsuehYen-Nan ChiuWen-Che TsaiSusan Shur-Fen GauSung-Tsang HsiehPublished in: Neurology (2020)
These observations indicated that a substantial portion of individuals with autism had small fiber pathology, which was associated with tactile and autistic symptoms, providing structural and physiologic evidence for the involvement of peripheral sensory nerves in autism.