Neuroimaging findings in 41 low-functioning children with autism spectrum disorder: A single-center experience

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1626-1631

  Erbetta, Alessandra ^a   Bulgheroni, Sara ^a   Contarino, Valeria ^a   Chiapparini, Luisa ^a   Esposito, Silvia ^a   Vago, Chiara ^a   Riva, Daria ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorder; Children; Conventional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); Structural brain abnormalities

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CISTERNA MAGNA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOPHENOTYPE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NEURORADIOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ADOLESCENT; BRAIN; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; IMAGE PROCESSING; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCINTISCANNING; VASCULARIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84927713637     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: 17088283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883073813511856     Document Type: Article

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