Unusual brain growth patterns in early life in patients with autistic disorder: An MRI study

Neurology

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 245-254

  Courchesne, Eric ^a,c,f   Karns, C M ^c   Davis, H R ^c   Ziccardi, R ^c   Carper, R A ^a,c   Tigue, Z D ^c   Chisum, H J ^c   Moses, P ^c   Pierce, K ^a,c   Lord, C ^d   Lincoln, A J ^e   Pizzo, S ^c   Schreibman, L ^b   Haas, R H ^a   Akshoomoff, N A ^c   Courchesne, R Y ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^e ALLIANT INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN SIZE; CHILD; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; FEMALE; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPATHOLOGY; PATHOGENESIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SCHOOL CHILD; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 0035943033     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.57.2.245     Document Type: Article

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