A diffusion tensor imaging study of the cerebellar pathways in children with autism spectrum disorder

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1223-1231

  Sivaswamy, Lalitha ^a   Kumar, Ajay ^a   Rajan, Deepa ^b   Behen, Michael ^a   Muzik, Otto ^a   Chugani, Diane ^a   Chugani, Harry ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

autism spectrum disorder; cerebellar peduncle; cerebellum; diffusion tensor imaging; fractional anisotropy; MRI

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEMALE; FRACTIONAL ANISOTROPY; HUMAN; INFERIOR CEREBELLAR PEDUNCLE; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBELLAR PEDUNCLE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SUPERIOR CEREBELLAR PEDUNCLE;

CEREBELLAR DISEASES; CEREBELLUM; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEURAL PATHWAYS;

EID: 77958006847     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: 17088283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883073809358765     Document Type: Article

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