Structure–function relationships in the developing cerebellum: Evidence from early-life cerebellar injury and neurodevelopmental disorders

Seminars in Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 356-364

  Stoodley, Catherine J ^a   Limperopoulos, Catherine ^b  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Cerebellum; Cognition; Developmental diaschisis; Fetal; Preterm

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGE; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN REGION; CEREBELLAR COGNITIVE AFFECTIVE SYNDROME; CEREBELLUM INJURY; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MOTOR DEVELOPMENT; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; REVIEW; SENSORIMOTOR CORTEX; SOCIAL EVOLUTION; CEREBELLUM; COGNITION; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

CEREBELLUM; COGNITION; HUMANS; NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84966508502     PISSN: 1744165X     EISSN: 18780946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.siny.2016.04.010     Document Type: Review

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