Fractional anisotropy distributions in 2- to 6-year-old children with autism

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 57, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1037-1049

  Cascio, C ^a   Gribbin, M ^b   Gouttard, S ^c   Smith, R G ^d   Jomier, M ^e   Field, S ^f   Graves, M ^d   Hazlett, H C ^d   Muller, K ^g   Gerig, G ^c   Piven, J ^d  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Human Genome Sciences ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e Brooks Computer Science Building   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Brain; Developmental; Diffusion tensor imaging; Fractional anisotropy; White matter

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; BRAIN CORTEX; CEREBELLUM; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FRACTIONAL ANISOTROPY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; WHITE MATTER;

AUTISM; BRAIN; DEVELOPMENTAL; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FRACTIONAL ANISOTROPY; WHITE MATTER;

ANISOTROPY; AUTISTIC DISORDER; BRAIN; CEREBELLUM; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED;

EID: 84884815830     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: 13652788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2012.01599.x     Document Type: Article

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