Journal of the Neurological Sciences
Volume 213, Issue 1 , Pages 29-34 , 15 September 2003

A paced visual serial addition test for fMRI

  • Richard H.C Lazeron

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +31-20-4444280; fax: +31-20-4440715.
    • Department of Neurology, Vrije Universiteit Medical Centre, P.O. Box 7057, 1007 MB Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Serge A.R.B Rombouts

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    • Department of Clinical Physics and Informatics, Vrije Universiteit Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Leo de Sonneville

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Vrije Universiteit Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Frederik Barkhof

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology and the MS-MRI Center, Vrije Universiteit Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Philip Scheltens

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Vrije Universiteit Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Received 11 November 2002 ,Revised 8 April 2003 ,Accepted 25 April 2003.

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PII: S0022-510X(03)00144-8

doi: 10.1016/S0022-510X(03)00144-8

Journal of the Neurological Sciences
Volume 213, Issue 1 , Pages 29-34 , 15 September 2003

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