Tract-based spatial statistics reveal altered relationship between non-verbal reasoning abilities and white matter integrity in autism spectrum disorder

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 723-728

  Ellmore, Timothy M ^a   Li, Hai ^b   Xue, Zhong ^b   Wong, Stephen T C ^b   Frye, Richard E ^c  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Child development; Diffusion tensor imaging; Intelligence tests; Tractography; White matter

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880486153     PISSN: 13556177     EISSN: 14697661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355617713000325     Document Type: Article

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