Reduced cardiac parasympathetic activity in children with autism

Brain and Development

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 509-516

  Ming, Xue ^a,b   Julu, Peter O O ^c   Brimacombe, Michael ^d   Connor, Susan ^e   Daniels, Mary L ^d  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c CENTRAL MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^e KENNEDY KRIEGER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Brainstem; NeuroScope; Parasympathetic nerves; Sympathetic nerves

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BRAIN STEM; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; PARASYMPATHETIC NERVE; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; SCHOOL CHILD; STEADY STATE; SYMPATHETIC TONE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VAGUS TONE;

ANIMALS; AUTISTIC DISORDER; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; AUTONOMIC PATHWAYS; BAROREFLEX; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 25644443049     PISSN: 03877604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2005.01.003     Document Type: Article

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