Etiology and pathophysiology of autistic behavior: Clues from two cases with an unusual variant of neuroaxonal dystrophy

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 809-819

  Weidenheim, K M ^a   Goodman, L ^a   Dickson, D W ^a   Gillberg, C ^a   Rastam M ^a   Rapin, I ^a  

^a MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BASAL GANGLION; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN STEM; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLUM ATROPHY; CHILD; CINGULATE GYRUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEMISPHERE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOTHALAMUS NUCLEUS; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NEUROAXONAL DYSTROPHY; ORBITAL CORTEX; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETICULAR FORMATION; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SPINAL CORD; SYMPTOM; TEGMENTUM; THALAMUS ANTERIOR NUCLEUS; THALAMUS DORSOMEDIAL NUCLEUS; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 0035216871     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/08830738010160110601     Document Type: Article

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