Basal forebrain involvement in low-functioning autistic children: A voxel-based morphometry study

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1430-1435

  Riva, Daria ^a   Bulgheroni, S ^a   Aquino, D ^a   Di Salle, F ^b   Savoiardo, M ^a   Erbetta, A ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY   (Italy)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN SIZE; CEREBELLUM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOREBRAIN; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMAN; INSULA; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PUTAMEN; SCHOOL CHILD; SUPRASYLVIAN GYRUS; VOXEL BASED MORPHOMETRY;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; PROSENCEPHALON;

EID: 80052880098     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: 1936959X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A2527     Document Type: Article

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