Executive function deficits and neural discordance in children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 120, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1107-1115

  Chan, Agnes S ^a   Cheung, Mei chun ^b   Han, Yvonne M Y ^a   Sze, Sophia L ^a   Leung, Winnie W ^a   Man, Hok Sum ^a   To, Cho Yee ^c  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism Spectrum Disorders; EEG; Executive dysfunctions; Neural discordance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; BRAIN PERFUSION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMAN; MALE; NEURAL DISCORDANCE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTIVE INHIBITION; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; COGNITION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; NEURAL CONDUCTION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS;

EID: 65849434082     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2009.04.002     Document Type: Article

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