Agenesis of the corpus callosum and autism: A comprehensive comparison

Brain

Volumn 137, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1813-1829

  Paul, Lynn K ^a   Corsello, Christina ^b   Kennedy, Daniel P ^a,c   Adolphs, Ralph ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

autism; connectivity; corpus callosum; developmental neuropathology; social cognition

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; AUTISM; AUTISM DIAGNOSTIC OBSERVATION SCHEDULE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS CALLOSUM; CORPUS CALLOSUM AGENESIS; FEMALE; HANDEDNESS; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

AUTISM; CONNECTIVITY; CORPUS CALLOSUM; DEVELOPMENTAL NEUROPATHOLOGY; SOCIAL COGNITION;

ADULT; AGENESIS OF CORPUS CALLOSUM; AUTISTIC DISORDER; BRAIN MAPPING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; LANGUAGE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84901458570     PISSN: 00068950     EISSN: 14602156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/brain/awu070     Document Type: Article

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