Callosal morphology in Williams syndrome: A new evaluation of shape and thickness

NeuroReport

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 203-207

  Luders, Eileen ^a   Di Paola, Margherita ^b   Tomaiuolo, Francesco ^e,f   Thompson, Paul M ^a   Toga, Arthur W ^a   Vicari, Stefano ^c   Petrides, Michael ^g   Caltagirone, Carlo ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

^c BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^g MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bending; Corpus callosum; Isthmus; Magnetic resonance imaging; Morphology; Shape; Splenium

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BRAIN MAPPING; BRAIN SIZE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS CALLOSUM; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WILLIAMS BEUREN SYNDROME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BEHAVIORAL SYMPTOMS; CEREBRAL CORTEX; COGNITION DISORDERS; CORPUS CALLOSUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NERVOUS SYSTEM MALFORMATIONS; NEURAL PATHWAYS; WILLIAMS SYNDROME;

EID: 33847197097     PISSN: 09594965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WNR.0b013e3280115942     Document Type: Article

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