Saccadic movements using eye-tracking technology in individuals with autism spectrum disorders: Pilot study

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 64, Issue 3 A, 2006, Pages

  Mercadante, Marcos T ^a,b   Macedo, Elizeu C ^a   Baptista, Patrícia M ^a   Paula, Cristiane S ^a   Schwartzman, José S ^a  

^a MACKENZIE PRESBYTERIAN UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Asperger's syndrome; Autism; Eye movement; Pervasive development disorder

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; EYE TRACKING; HUMAN; MALE; SACCADIC EYE MOVEMENT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; EYE FIXATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; VISION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FIXATION, OCULAR; HUMANS; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; SACCADES; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 85047236947     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: 16784227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0004-282X2006000400003     Document Type: Article

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