EEG complexity as a biomarker for autism spectrum disorder risk

BMC Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Bosl, William ^a,b   Tierney, Adrienne ^c,d   Tager Flusberg, Helen ^e   Nelson, Charles ^a,d  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MIT DIVISION OF HEALTH SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION   (United States)

^d BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE CONTROL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ENTROPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK FACTOR; BRAIN; EVALUATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK ASSESSMENT;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BRAIN; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 79951778987     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17417015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1741-7015-9-18     Document Type: Article

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