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01-02-2010 | Original Paper

Antenatal Ultrasound and Risk of Autism Spectrum Disorders

Auteurs: Judith K. Grether, Sherian Xu Li, Cathleen K. Yoshida, Lisa A. Croen

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | Uitgave 2/2010

Abstract

We evaluated antenatal ultrasound (U/S) exposure as a risk factor for autism spectrum disorders (ASD), comparing affected singleton children and control children born 1995–1999 and enrolled in the Kaiser Permanente health care system. Among children with ASD (n = 362) and controls (n = 393), 13% had no antenatal exposure to U/S examinations; case–control differences in number of exposures during the entire gestation or by trimester were small and not statistically significant. In analyses adjusted for covariates, cases were generally similar to controls with regard to the number of U/S scans throughout gestation and during each trimester. This study indicates that antenatal U/S is unlikely to increase the risk of ASD, although studies examining ASD subgroups remain to be conducted.

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Titel: Antenatal Ultrasound and Risk of Autism Spectrum Disorders
Auteurs: Judith K. Grether
Sherian Xu Li
Cathleen K. Yoshida
Lisa A. Croen
Publicatiedatum: 01-02-2010
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders / Uitgave 2/2010
Print ISSN: 0162-3257
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3432
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-009-0859-4

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