Reduced brain size and gyrification in the brains of dyslexic patients

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 275-281

  Casanova, Manuel F ^a   Araque, Julio ^b   Giedd, Jay ^c   Rumsey, Judith M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN SIZE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS CALLOSUM; DYSLEXIA; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTEGRATION; INTELLIGENCE TEST; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THICKNESS; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 2442677843     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/088307380401900407     Document Type: Article

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