A clinicopathological study of autism

Brain

Volumn 121, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 889-905

  Bailey, A ^a   Luthert, P ^b,d   Dean, A ^b   Harding, B ^c   Janota, I ^b   Montgomery, M ^b,d   Rutter, M ^a   Lantos, P ^b  

^a MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autism; Cortical dysgenesis; Megalencephaly; Neuropathology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALEXANDER DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BRAIN STEM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GLIOSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFERIOR OLIVE; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; NEUROPATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURKINJE CELL;

EID: 0031897162     PISSN: 00068950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/brain/121.5.889     Document Type: Article

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