Regional Cerebral Metabolism and Treatment in Autism Spectrum Disorders

By Sherie Novotny, M.D., and Eric Hollander, M.D.
| May 1, 2003

Dr. Novotny is clinical assistant professor at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine and the Seaver Autism Research Center. Dr. Hollander is professor of psychiatry at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine and clinical director of the Seaver Autism Research Center and the Center for Impulsive, Compulsive and Anxiety Disorders.

Acknowledgement

The work discussed in this paper is supported in part by grants from the Seaver Foundation, Orphan Products Division of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration grants #FD-R-001520-03 and #FD-R-002026, National Institute of Neurological and Developmental Disorders grant #1 R21 NS43979-01, and National Alliance for Research in Schizophrenia and Depression.

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