Measures of cortical grey matter structure and development in children with autism spectrum disorder

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 419-427

  Mak Fan, Kathleen M ^a,b   Taylor, Margot J ^a,b   Roberts, Wendy ^c,e   Lerch, Jason P ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^c Autism Research Unit   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e HOLLAND BLOORVIEW KIDS REHABILITATION HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorder; Brain structure; Cortical thickness; Development; Surface area; Volume

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN SIZE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

ADOLESCENT; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; HUMANS; MALE; NERVE FIBERS, UNMYELINATED; ORGAN SIZE;

EID: 84858799550     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-011-1261-6     Document Type: Article

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