Saccadic characteristics in autistic children

Functional Neurology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 153-158

  Pensiero, Stefano ^a   Fabbro, Franco ^b   Michieletto, Paola ^b   Accardo, Agostino ^c   Brambilla, Paolo ^b,d  

^a INSTITUTE FOR MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH IRCCS BURLO GAROFOLO   (Italy)

^b SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autism; Promotor system; Saccades

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; AUTISM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE FIXATION; EYE POSITION; EYELID REFLEX; HUMAN; HYPERMETROPIA; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SACCADIC EYE MOVEMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; STUDENT T TEST; VISUAL ACUITY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; EYE MOVEMENT DISORDER; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; REFERENCE VALUE;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; MALE; OCULAR MOTILITY DISORDERS; REACTION TIME; REFERENCE VALUES; SACCADES;

EID: 77951219310     PISSN: 03935264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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