White matter compromise of callosal and subcortical fiber tracts in children with autism spectrum disorder: A diffusion tensor imaging study

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 49, Issue 12, 2010, Pages

  Shukla, Dinesh K ^a   Keehn, Brandon ^a   Lincoln, Alan J ^c   Müller, Ralph Axel ^a,b,d  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c ALLIANT INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Corpus callosum; Diffusion tensor imaging; Internal capsule; Middle cerebellar peduncle

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; PSYCHOSTIMULANT AGENT; SEROTONIN NORADRENALIN REUPTAKE INHIBITOR; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BRAIN; CAPSULA INTERNA; CEREBELLAR PEDUNCLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS CALLOSUM; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 78649326834     PISSN: 08908567     EISSN: 15275418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2010.08.018     Document Type: Article

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