- P A Filipek: Department of Pediatrics, University of California, Irvine, College of Medicine, USA.
Two recent magnetic resonance imaging studies, including a retrospective analysis of apparently 'contradictory' data from other investigators, appear to confirm earlier reports of vermal hypoplasia in autism. However, a review of the methodology used in these two studies suggests that definitive conclusions concerning cerebellar vermal pathology in autism are still premature.