Cortical gyrification in autistic and asperger disorders: A preliminary magnetic resonance imaging study

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1462-1467

  Jou, Roger J ^a   Minshew, Nancy J ^b   Keshavan, Matcheri S ^c   Hardan, Antonio Y ^d  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Asperger; autism; cortical folding; gyrification index; pervasive developmental disorders

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISM; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN SIZE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS CALLOSUM; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NERVOUS SYSTEM MALFORMATIONS;

EID: 78650181523     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: 17088283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883073810368311     Document Type: Article

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