An MRI study of the corpus callosum and cerebellum in mentally retarded autistic individuals

Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 470-474

  Manes, Facundo ^a   Piven, Joseph ^a   Vrancic, Daniela ^a   Nanclares, Valeria ^a   Plebst, Christian ^a   Starkstein, Sergio E ^a  

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BRAIN SIZE; CEREBELLUM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS CALLOSUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOPLASIA; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032700960     PISSN: 08950172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/jnp.11.4.470     Document Type: Article

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