Brain anatomy and development in autism: Review of structural MRI studies

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 557-569

  Brambilla, Paolo ^a   Hardan, Antonio ^b   Ucelli Di Nemi, Stefania ^c,d   Perez, Jorge ^a   Soares, Jair C ^e,f   Barale, Francesco ^c,d  

^a IRCCS ISTITUTO CENTRO SAN GIOVANNI DI DIO FATEBENEFRATELLI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^d Cascina Rossago' Rehab Ctr Autism   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^f SOUTH TEXAS VETERANS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Amygdala; Cerebellum; Corpus callosum; Hippocampus; Neuroimaging; Vermis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; BRAIN; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN SIZE; CEREBELLUM; CHILD; COGNITION; CORPUS CALLOSUM; HEMISPHERE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; LIMBIC SYSTEM; METHODOLOGY; MORPHOLOGY; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARIETAL LOBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; RESEARCH; REVIEW; SOCIAL STATUS; TEMPORAL LOBE;

EID: 0141792647     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2003.06.001     Document Type: Review

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