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Thiamine Deficiency in Infants: MR Findings in the Brain
Liora Kornreich, Efrat Bron-Harlev, Chen Hoffmann, Michael Schwarz, Osnat Konen, Tommy Schoenfeld, Rachel Straussberg, Elhanan Nahum, Abu-Kishk Ibrahim, Gideon Eshel and Gadi Horev
American Journal of Neuroradiology August 2005, 26 (7) 1668-1674;
Liora Kornreich
Efrat Bron-Harlev
Chen Hoffmann
Michael Schwarz
Osnat Konen
Tommy Schoenfeld
Rachel Straussberg
Elhanan Nahum
Abu-Kishk Ibrahim
Gideon Eshel

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Thiamine Deficiency in Infants: MR Findings in the Brain
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