No differences in MR-based volumetry between 2- and 7-year-old children with autism spectrum disorder and developmental delay

Brain and Development

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 725-730

  Zeegers, Mijke ^a,b,d   Pol, Hilleke Hulshoff ^a,b   Durston, Sarah ^a,b   Nederveen, Hilde ^a,b   Schnack, Hugo ^a,b   Daalen, Emma van ^a,b   Dietz, Claudine ^a,b   Engeland, Herman van ^a,b   Buitelaar, Jan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Autism; Children; MRI

Indexed keywords

AGE; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BRAIN SIZE; BRAIN VENTRICLE; CEREBELLUM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRAY MATTER; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; VOLUMETRY; WHITE MATTER;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; BRAIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INFANT; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PATIENT SELECTION;

EID: 70350145613     PISSN: 03877604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2008.11.002     Document Type: Article

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