Autism spectrum disorders: Linking neuropathological findings to treatment with transcranial magnetic stimulation

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 104, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 346-355

  Casanova, Manuel F ^a   Sokhadze, Estate ^a   Opris, Ioan ^b   Wang, Yao ^a,c   Li, Xiaoli ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorder; Cerebral cortex; Minicolumn; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

AUTISM; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; HUMAN; MORPHOMETRICS; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; POSITIVE FEEDBACK; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; CHILD; PATHOLOGY;

AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CHILD; HUMANS; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 84925261077     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/apa.12943     Document Type: Review

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