Minor neurological dysfunction in children with autism spectrum disorder

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Volumn 53, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 641-646

  De Jong, Marianne ^a   Punt, Marja ^a   De Groot, Erik ^b   Minderaa, Ruud B ^c   Hadders Algra, Mijna ^c  

^a Symfora Group   (Netherlands)

^b Dimence   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT DISORDER; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTISM; BODY POSTURE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONDUCT DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; COORDINATION DISORDER; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSKINESIA; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINIMAL BRAIN DYSFUNCTION; MORBIDITY; MUSCLE TONE; NETHERLANDS; NEUROPATHY; NEUROSIS; OBJECT MANIPULATION; PATHOLOGICAL REFLEX; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; TOUWEN EXAMINATION METHOD;

BRAIN; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; NETHERLANDS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; POSTURAL BALANCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 79958253756     PISSN: 00121622     EISSN: 14698749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.2011.03971.x     Document Type: Article

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