Autism spectrum disorder in children born preterm-role of exposure to perinatal inflammation

Frontiers in Neuroscience

Volumn , Issue 7 JUL, 2013, Pages

  Meldrum, Suzanne J ^a,b   Strunk, T ^a,b   Currie, A ^a,b,c   Prescott, S L ^a   Simmer, K ^a,b   Whitehouse, A J O ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorders; Immunology; Prenatal infection; Preterm

Indexed keywords

AUTISM; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BRAIN FUNCTION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FETUS DISEASE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; INTRAUTERINE INFECTION; MATERNAL DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; REVIEW; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 84890832159     PISSN: 16624548     EISSN: 1662453X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2013.00123     Document Type: Review

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