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. 2017 Aug 24;33:206–223. doi: 10.1016/j.dcn.2017.08.009

Table 2.

Studies of developmental neurocognitive disorders including young children (under 6 years old, that contributed to the review.

Study N Ages Measures Study type
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
Nordahl et al., 2011 114 ASD (22F) 2–4yo Brain volumes Cross-sectional
66 TD (24F)
Shen et al., 2013 41 HR 6–36mo Brain volumes Longitudinal
23 LR
Hazlett et al., 2012 98 HR 6 mo Brain volumes Cross-sectional
36 LR
Hazlett et al., 2017 106 HR 6–24mo Brain volumes Longitudinal
42 LR Cortical thickness
Surface area



Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
Castellanos et al., 2002 151 ADHD (63F) 4.5–19yo Brain volumes Longitudinal
139 TD (56F)
Shaw et al., 2007 223 ADHD 4–25yo Cortical thickness Longitudinal
223 TD
Shaw et al., 2009 218 ADHD 3–22yo Cortical thickness Longitudinal
358 TD
Bora et al., 2014 110 preterm 4–9yo Brain volumes Cross-sectional
113 full term
Yang et al., 2015 25 ADHD 5–12yo Cortical thickness Cross-sectional
25 TD



Dyslexia (DYS)
Raschle et al., 2011 10 HR 5–6yo Brain volumes Cross-sectional
10 LR
Black et al., 2012 27 HR (12F) 5–6yo Brain volumes Cross-sectional
24 LR (10F) Cortical thickness
Surface area
Hosseini et al., 2013 22 HR (9F) 5–6yo Brain volumes Cross-sectional
20 LR (11F) Cortical thickness
Surface area
Connectivity
Clark et al., 2014 11 DYS 5–11 yo Cortical thickness Longitudinal
16 TD
Im et al., 2016 15 HR 4–13 yo Sulcal graph Cross-sectional
16 LR
15 DYS
13 TD
Vanderauwera et al., 2016 36 HR 5–6 yo Surface area Cross-sectional
35 LR

TD, typical development; F, female; ASD, autism spectrum disorder; ADHD, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; DYS, dyslexia; HR, high risk; LR, low risk; yo, years old; mo, months