MRI neuroanatomy in young girls with autism: A preliminary study

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 515-523

  Bloss, Cinnamon S ^a,c   Courchesne, Eric ^b  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Magnetic resonance imaging; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN SIZE; CEREBELLUM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; TEMPORAL LOBE; WHITE MATTER;

AGE FACTORS; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CEREBELLUM; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEUROANATOMY; ORGAN SIZE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 34247266568     PISSN: 08908567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/chi.0b013e318030e28b     Document Type: Article

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