Is megalencephaly specific to autism?

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 279-282

  Ghaziuddin, M ^a,b   Zaccagnini, J ^a   Tsai, L ^a   Elardo, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Hyperactivty; Impulsivity; Megalencephaly

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTISM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; IMPULSIVENESS; MALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CEPHALOMETRY; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CRANIOFACIAL ABNORMALITIES; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 0032768242     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2788.1999.00211.x     Document Type: Article

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