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Title: Trastorn de l'espectre autista. Alteracions segons el sexe en la funcionalitat i en la neuroanatomia cerebrals en adolescents afectats de TEA idiopàtic i d’alt funcionament (revisió sistemàtica)
Author: Torres Garre, Joan
Tutor: Bartrés-Faz, David  
Abstract: Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder that affects the brain and central nervous system, with brain alterations in functionality and neuroanatomy. If, according to the theory on the Female Autism Phenotype, women express the symptoms of ASD differently than men, it can be considered that the brain will also be affected differently. Therefore, the purpose of this Degree Final Project (DFP) is to identify, based on the current state of the scientific literature on the subject, the differences according to sex in the alterations of functionality and neuroanatomy in adolescents affected by idiopathic and high functioning ASD. This systematic review formed a final sample of 10 peer-reviewed publications that met the selection criteria. The analysis of the results of the articles did not show significant differences in terms of neuroanatomy except in the lateral region of the temporal lobe, however, in reference to brain functionality, notable divergences have been identified between adolescent boys and girls affected by idiopathic and high-functioning ASD. Future research is needed to confirm the results obtained on gender differences in alterations in brain functionality and neuroanatomy in adolescents affected by idiopathic and high-functioning ASD.
Keywords: autism spectrum disorders
sex differences
altered structural
functional connectivity
brain
magnetic resonance imaging
adolescent
Document type: info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis
Issue Date: Jun-2024
Publication license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/  
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