The possible role of the cerebellum in autism/PDD: Disruption of a multisensory feedback loop

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 255-260

  Kern, J K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ATTENTION; AUTISM; CEREBELLUM; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; ORIENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSATION; SOCIAL DISABILITY; SOCIALIZATION; STEREOTYPY; STIMULUS RESPONSE; SYMPTOM; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0036735751     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-9877(02)00212-8     Document Type: Article

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