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Left hemisphere & cerebellar damage in Asperger's syndrome

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 June 2014

Selim M El-Badri  and
Margaret Anne Lewis
Selim M El-Badri
Affiliation:
St. Luke's Hospital, Middlesbrough, Cleveland TS4 3AF, UK
Margaret Anne Lewis
Affiliation:
St. Luke's Hospital, Middlesbrough, Cleveland TS4 3AF, UK
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Abstract

A case of Asperger's syndrome is presented with evidence of left hemisphere and cerebellar abnormalities.

Keywords

Asperger's syndromeLeft hemisphere abnormalityCerebellar abnormality
Type
Clinical & Brief Reports
Information
Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine , Volume 10 , Issue 1 , February 1993 , pp. 22 - 23
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1993

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