Pursuit eye movement deficits in autism

Brain

Volumn 127, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 2584-2594

  Takarae, Yukari ^a   Minshew, Nancy J ^b   Luna, Beatriz ^b   Krisky, Christine M ^a   Sweeney, John A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Developmental disabilities; Eye movements; Laterality; Neurodevelopmental disorders; Sensorimotor control

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CEREBELLUM; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE TRACKING; GENDER; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OSCILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGING; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR SKILLS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; OCULAR MOTILITY DISORDERS; PURSUIT, SMOOTH;

EID: 10344254909     PISSN: 00068950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/brain/awh307     Document Type: Article

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