The neuropathology of autism: Defects of neurogenesis and neuronal migration, and dysplastic changes

Acta Neuropathologica

Volumn 119, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 755-770

  Wegiel, Jerzy ^a   Kuchna, Izabela ^a   Nowicki, Krzysztof ^a   Imaki, Humi ^a   Wegiel, Jarek ^a   Marchi, Elaine ^a   Ma, Shuang Yong ^a   Chauhan, Abha ^c   Chauhan, Ved ^c   Bobrowicz, Teresa Wierzba ^d   De Leon, Mony ^b,f   Louis, Leslie A Saint ^b,e   Cohen, Ira L ^c   London, Eric ^c   Brown, W Ted ^c   Wisniewski, Thomas ^a,b  

^a NEW YORK STATE INSTITUTE FOR BASIC RESEARCH IN DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c IBR   (United States)

^d INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY AND NEUROLOGY   (Poland)

^e Corinthian Diagnostic Radiology ^*  (United States)

^f NATHAN S KLINE INSTITUTE FOR PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Developmental neuropathology; Dysplasia; Heterotopias; Subependymal nodular dysplasia

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL VIOLET; PYROXYLIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN REGION; CEREBELLUM; CEREBELLUM HYPOPLASIA; CEREBELLUM VERMIS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTATE GYRUS; DYSPLASIA; ENTORHINAL CORTEX; FEMALE; HEMISPHERE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NEOCORTEX; NEUROPATHOLOGY; PERIVENTRICULAR HETEROTOPIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBCORTICAL HETEROTOPIA; SUBVENTRICULAR ZONE; TISSUE SECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; BRAIN; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CELL MOVEMENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROGENESIS; NEURONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953028667     PISSN: 00016322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00401-010-0655-4     Document Type: Article

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