Neuropathological study of a case of autistic syndrome with severe mental retardation

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 203-211

  Guerin, P ^a   Lyon, G ^b   Barthelemy, C ^a   Sostak, E ^a   Chevrollier, V ^a   Garreau, B ^a   Lelord, G ^a  

^a CHU BRETONNEAU   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN VENTRICLE DILATATION; BRAIN WEIGHT; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLUM; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORPUS CALLOSUM; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANTILE AUTISM; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; NEUROPATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029976390     PISSN: 00121622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.1996.tb15082.x     Document Type: Article

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