Pediatric Neurology
Volume 28, Issue 2 , Pages 89-95 , February 2003

A functional magnetic resonance imaging study of paced finger tapping in children

  • Michael J Rivkin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, USA
    • Department of Radiology, Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCommunications should be addressed to: Dr. Rivkin; Departments of Neurology and Radiology; Pavillion 154; Children’s Hospital; 300 Longwood Avenue; Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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  • Sridhar Vajapeyam, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, USA
    • ,
  • Chloe Hutton, PhD

      Affiliations

    • From the Wellcome Department of Cognitive Neurology, University College, London, England, UK
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  • Michael L Weiler, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, USA.
    • ,
  • E.Kevin Hall, BS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, USA
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  • David A Wolraich, BS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, USA
    • ,
  • Seung Schik Yoo, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, USA
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  • Robert V Mulkern, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, USA
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  • Peter W Forbes, MA

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, USA
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  • Peter H Wolff, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, USA.
    • ,
  • Deborah P Waber, PhD**

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, USA.

Received 21 February 2002 ,Accepted 18 July 2002.

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Pediatric Neurology
Volume 28, Issue 2 , Pages 89-95 , February 2003

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