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

July 10, 2013 by

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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