Regional white matter development in children with autism spectrum disorders

Developmental Psychobiology

Volumn 52, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 755-763

  Carmody, Dennis P ^a   Lewis, Michael ^a  

^a ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

ADOS; Autism; Brain development; MRI

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; CHILD; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MYELIN SHEATH; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MYELIN SHEATH; PILOT PROJECTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 78649706799     PISSN: 00121630     EISSN: 10982302     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dev.20471     Document Type: Article

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