Journal of the Neurological Sciences
Volume 206, Issue 1 , Pages 27-30 , 15 January 2003

A diffusion tensor MRI study of basal ganglia from patients with ADEM

Received 5 April 2002 ,Revised 6 August 2002 ,Accepted 6 August 2002.

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Journal of the Neurological Sciences
Volume 206, Issue 1 , Pages 27-30 , 15 January 2003

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