Magnetic resonance spectroscopy study of the glutamatergic system in adolescent males with high-functioning autistic disorder: A pilot study at 4T

European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 263, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 379-384

  Joshi, Gagan ^a,b   Biederman, Joseph ^a,b   Wozniak, Janet ^a,b   Goldin, Rachel L ^a   Crowley, Dave ^b,c   Furtak, Stephannie ^a   Lukas, Scott E ^b,c   Gönenç, Atilla ^b,c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c MCLEAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Autistic disorder; Glutamate; Magnetic resonance spectroscopy; Youth

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ANTERIOR CINGULATE; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GLUTAMATERGIC ACTIVITY; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGHT MEDIAL TEMPORAL LOBE; SCHOOL CHILD; TEMPORAL LOBE;

EID: 84881312586     PISSN: 09401334     EISSN: 14338491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00406-012-0369-9     Document Type: Article

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