Cerebellar vermal volumes and behavioral correlates in children with autism spectrum disorder

Psychiatry Research - Neuroimaging

Volumn 172, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 61-67

  Webb, Sara Jane ^a,b   Sparks, Bobbi Faun ^a   Friedman, Seth D ^a   Shaw, Dennis W W ^a,c   Giedd, Jay ^d   Dawson, Geraldine ^a,b   Dager, Stephen R ^a  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c SEATTLE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebellum; Developmental delay; MRI; Vermis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN SIZE; CEREBELLUM VERMIS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGE FACTORS; AUTISTIC DISORDER; BRAIN; CEREBELLAR CORTEX; CEREBELLUM; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 62149117941     PISSN: 09254927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2008.06.001     Document Type: Article

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