EEG hyper-connectivity in high-risk infants is associated with later autism

Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Orekhova, Elena V ^a   Elsabbagh, Mayada ^b   Jones, Emily Jh ^a   Dawson, Geraldine ^c   Charman, Tony ^d   Baron Cohen, Simon ^e   Bedford, Rachael ^e   Bolton, Patrick ^e   Fernandes, Janice ^e   Ganea, Natasa ^e   Garwood, Holly ^e   Gliga, Teodora ^e   Hudry, Kristelle ^e   Murias, Michael ^e   Ribeiro, Helena ^e   Tucker, Leslie ^e   Volein, Agnes ^e   Webb, Sara Jane ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Alpha; Autism spectrum disorders; Connectivity; EEG; Infants; Siblings

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; AUTISM DIAGNOSTIC OBSERVATION SCHEDULE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPULSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HIGH FREQUENCY OSCILLATION; HIGH RISK INFANT; HUMAN; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84952870518     PISSN: 18661947     EISSN: 18661955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1866-1955-6-40     Document Type: Article

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