Regional reductions of gray matter volume in familial dyslexia

Neurology

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 742-745

  Brambati, S M ^a   Termine, C ^d   Ruffino, M ^a   Stella, G ^e   Fazio, F ^b,c   Cappa, S F ^a,b   Perani, D ^a,b,f  

^a VITA SALUTE SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF URBINO   (Italy)

^f SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; BRAIN SIZE; CEREBELLUM NUCLEUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSLEXIA; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEMALE; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPORAL CORTEX;

EID: 4143058046     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/01.WNL.0000134673.95020.EE     Document Type: Article

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