Abnormal corpus callosum connectivity, socio-communicative deficits, and motor deficits in children with autism spectrum disorder: A diffusion tensor imaging study

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 44, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 2209-2220

  Hanaie, Ryuzo ^a   Mohri, Ikuko ^a,b   Kagitani Shimono, Kuriko ^a,b   Tachibana, Masaya ^a,b   Matsuzaki, Junko ^a   Watanabe, Yoshiyuki ^b   Fujita, Norihiko ^b   Taniike, Masako ^a,b  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorder; Corpus callosum; Diffusion tensor imaging; Motor function; Tractography

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BRAIN FUNCTION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS CALLOSUM; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MOVEMENT ASSESSMENT BATTERY FOR CHILDREN; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROIMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL DISABILITY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION; CORPUS CALLOSUM; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY;

EID: 84906320129     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-014-2096-8     Document Type: Article

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