Is There A Common Neuronal Basis for Autism and Catatonia?

International Review of Neurobiology

Volumn 72, Issue , 2006, Pages 151-164

  Dhossche, Dirk Marcel ^a   Carroll, Brendan T ^b,c   Carroll, Tressa D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d The Neuroscience Alliance   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTISM; BRAIN; CATATONIA; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; NERVE TRACT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; BRAIN; CATATONIA; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; NEURAL PATHWAYS;

EID: 33646256585     PISSN: 00747742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0074-7742(05)72009-2     Document Type: Review

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