Infantile autism: A chronic psychosis since infancy due to synaptic pruning of the supplementary motor area

Nutrition and Health

Volumn 20, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 171-182

  Saugstad, Letten F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Absent delayed response function; CNS regressive events: Infancy; Deficient social brain; Deficit brain food (Omega 3); Puberty

Indexed keywords

HIPPOCAMPUS (FISH);

EID: 81355151502     PISSN: 02601060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026010601102000402     Document Type: Article

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