Table 1.

Demographic Data for Subjects with Autism and Controls

Case	Dx	Sex	Age	PMI (Hrs.)	Ethnicity	Medication History	Cause of Death	MR*	Seizure*	Brain Areas
B1078	Autistic	M	22	14.3	Caucasian	Dilantin, Tegretol, Phenobarbital, Theodure	Asphyxia	Yes	Yes	A40
B1045	Autistic	M	28	16.3	Caucasian	Cefobid, Urecholine, Duracef	Cardiac arrest	Yes	Yes	Cer, A40
B5000	Autistic	M	27	8.3	Caucasian	Synthroid	Drowning	Yes	No	Cer
B1401	Autistic	F	21	20.6	Caucasian	Tetracycline	Pneumonia, sepsis	Yes	Yes	Cer, A9, A40
B1664	Autistic	M	20	15	Caucasian	Vitamins B, C	Perforation of ulcer; asphyxia	Yes	Yes	Cer, A9, A40
B2825	Autistic	M	19	9.5	Caucasian	None	Seizure	Yes	Yes	Cer, A9, A40
B3511	Autistic	M	29	15	Caucasian	None	Hit by train	Yes	Yes	Cer, A9, A40
B3845	Autistic	M	30	28.4	Caucasian	Mellaril, Phenobarbital, Dilantin	Shock; acute pancreatitis	Yes	Yes	A9, A40
B1484	Autistic	M	19	15	Caucasian	None	Burns	Yes	No	A9, A40
B3829	Control	M	22	24.3	Caucasian	None	MVA	No	No	Cer
B4267	Control	M	26	20	African-American	None	MVA	No	No	Cer
B4268	Control	M	30	22	African-American	None	Cardiomyopathy	No	No	Cer, A40
B4269	Control	M	28	24	Caucasian	Lidocaine 12.0 mg/L found in blood	Areteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease	No	No	Cer, A9, A40
B4272	Control	M	19	17	Caucasian	None	Accident; chest injuries	No	No	Cer
B4275	Control	M	20	16	Caucasian	None	Accident	No	No	Cer, A9, A40
B4279	Control	F	20	21	Caucasian	None	MVA	No	No	Cer
B4362	Control	M	30	20	African-American	None	MVA	No	No	Cer, A9
B4101	Control	M	24	5	Unknown	None	Gun shot wound	No	No	Cer, A40
B4271	Control	M	19	21	African-American	EtOH, Advil, Amoxapine	Epiglottitis	No	No	A40
B4756	Control	M	56	23	Unknown	None	Myocardial infarction	No	No	Cer
B4363	Control	M	21	9	Caucasian	None	MVA	No	No	Cer, A40

Dx, diagnosis; Hrs, hours; PMI, postmortem interval; M, male; F, female; EtOH, alcohol; MVA, motor vehicle accident; MR, Mental retardation

^*Communication from Dr. M. Bauman.