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Autism, brain, and environment /

His book is a clearly and accessibly written account of his proposal that environmental poisons, including heavy metals, interact with genetic vulnerability to cause damage to the limbic brain system ... resulting in autism ... This is, overall, a scholarly book providing a possible explanation of a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lathe, Richard, 1952-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley, 2006.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Autism, Brain, and Environment; Contents; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Autism and Autism Spectrum Disorders: An Introduction to the Problem of Recognition and Diagnosis; Chapter 3 Genetic Contribution to Autistic Spectrum Disorders: Diversity and Insufficiency; Chapter 4 New Phase Autism: Rising Prevalence; Chapter 5 Brain Abnormalities: Focus on the Limbic System; Chapter 6 Limbic Dysfunction Correlates with the Autistic Phenotype; Chapter 7 Environmental Factors, Heavy Metals, and Brain Function.