McLean Hospital Neuroscientists Find Immune System in Newborns May Affect Developing Brain

by SoP | Jan 16, 2018 | News | 0 comments

McLean Hospital neuroscientists have found that even a brief episode of immune system activation within days of birth can cause persistent changes in sleep patterns concurrent with increases in epilepsy-like brain activity—a combination of symptoms common in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and other developmental conditions.