Partial agenesis of the corpus callosum in spina bifida meningomyelocele and potential compensatory mechanisms

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 180-194

  Hannay, H Julia ^a   Dennis, Maureen ^b   Kramer, Larry ^c   Blaser, Susan ^b   Fletcher, Jack M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior commissure; Magnetic resonance imaging; Neural tube defect; Plasticity; Spinal dysraphism

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR COMMISSURE; ARTICLE; BRAIN COMMISSURE; BRAIN REGION; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS CALLOSUM AGENESIS; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENINGOMYELOCELE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SPINA BIFIDA; SUPERIOR CEREBELLAR PEDUNCLE;

ACROCALLOSAL SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; BRAIN MAPPING; CHILD; CORPUS CALLOSUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENINGOMYELOCELE; SPINAL DYSRAPHISM;

EID: 65349175586     PISSN: 13803395     EISSN: 1744411X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13803390802209954     Document Type: Article

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