Greater disruption to control of voluntary saccades in autistic disorder than Asperger's disorder: Evidence for greater cerebellar involvement in autism?

Cerebellum

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 70-80

  Stanley Cary, Chloe ^a   Rinehart, Nicole ^a   Tonge, Bruce ^a   White, Owen ^c   Fielding, Joanne ^a,b,c  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asperger disorder; Autism; Cerebellum; Ocular motor; Voluntary saccade

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISM; CEREBELLUM; CEREBELLUM DISEASE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE MOVEMENT; EYE POSITION; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSE TIME; SACCADIC EYE MOVEMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL COGNITION; SYMPTOM;

ADOLESCENT; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CEREBELLUM; CHILD; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; EYE MOVEMENTS; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MALE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SACCADES; VOLITION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952701525     PISSN: 14734222     EISSN: 14734230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12311-010-0229-y     Document Type: Article

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