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Regional Brain Atrophy Evolves Differently in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis According to Clinical Phenotype
Elisabetta Pagani, Maria A. Rocca, Antonio Gallo, Marco Rovaris, Vittorio Martinelli, Giancarlo Comi and Massimo Filippi
American Journal of Neuroradiology February 2005, 26 (2) 341-346;
Elisabetta Pagani
Maria A. Rocca
Antonio Gallo
Marco Rovaris
Vittorio Martinelli
Giancarlo Comi

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Elisabetta Pagani, Maria A. Rocca, Antonio Gallo, Marco Rovaris, Vittorio Martinelli, Giancarlo Comi, Massimo Filippi
Regional Brain Atrophy Evolves Differently in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis According to Clinical Phenotype
American Journal of Neuroradiology Feb 2005, 26 (2) 341-346;
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