Brain scans may potentially allow the early detection of dyslexia among pre-school children, according to BBC News Health.
The researchers that made up the US team found several signs on the brain scans of children that have already been seen previously among adults suffering from dyslexia.
A report in the Journal of Neuroscience confirmed that these brain differences may be a cause of dyslexia and not an effect.
Experts told BBC News Health that they are hopeful that early brain scans among pre-school children can serve as an early diagnosis of the condition.
The researchers studied 40 school-entry children and found that there were evidences that showed shrinkage in the arcuate fasciculus, the part of the brain that is affected by dyslexia.
The 40 children were then asked to do several pre-reading tests and to try out different sounds using their mouth.
Those with smaller arcuate fasciculus also had the lowest scores, BBC News Health reports.
However, Professor John Gabriel, lead researcher of the study told BBC News Health that the results of the study cannot ensure actual findings.
He said that it is still unknown which among the 40 pre-school children will eventually develop dyslexia later on in life and which ones won't.
But he stressed that this area of the brain fits the information that they have already gathered so it can be a good start.
Prof. Gabriel told the BBC News Health that a series of studies and researches are still required.
