Hippocampus and amygdala volumes in parents of children with autistic disorder

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 161, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 2038-2044

  Rojas, Donald C ^a,b   Smith, J Allegra ^a   Benkers, Tara L ^a   Camou, Suzanne L ^a   Reite, Martin L ^a   Rogers, Sally J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b Box C268 68 CPH ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; BRAIN ASYMMETRY; BRAIN SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; INFANTILE AUTISM; MALE; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMYGDALA; AUTISTIC DISORDER; BRAIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PARENTS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 7444240191     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.161.11.2038     Document Type: Article

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