Clinical neurological abnormalities in young adults with Asperger syndrome

Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 253-255

  Tani, Pekka ^a,b,d   Lindberg, Nina ^a,b   Appelberg, Björn ^a   Nieminen Von Wendt, Taina ^c   Von Wendt, Lennart ^c   Porkka Heiskanen, Tarja ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d BIOMEDICUM HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Asperger syndrome; Neurological abnormalities; Neurological soft signs

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROLOGY; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; ASPERGER SYNDROME; BRAIN; HUMANS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 33644964520     PISSN: 13231316     EISSN: 14401819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1819.2006.01494.x     Document Type: Article

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