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. 2013 Sep;22(3):217-21.
doi: 10.1017/S2045796013000139. Epub 2013 Mar 26.

Brain anatomy of autism spectrum disorders I. Focus on corpus callosum

M Bellani  1 , S Calderoni, F Muratori, P Brambilla
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Brain anatomy of autism spectrum disorders I. Focus on corpus callosum

M Bellani et al. Epidemiol Psychiatr Sci. 2013 Sep.

Abstract

This brief review aims to examine the structural magnetic resonance imaging (sMRI) studies on corpus callosum in autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and discuss the clinical and demographic factors involved in the interpretation of results.

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