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Regional Lobar Atrophy Predicts Memory Impairment in Multiple Sclerosis
Ralph H. B. Benedict, Robert Zivadinov, Dominic A. Carone, Bianca Weinstock-Guttman, Jeff Gaines, Cosimo Maggiore, Jitendra Sharma, Maria-Antonietta Tomassi and Rohit Bakshi
American Journal of Neuroradiology August 2005, 26 (7) 1824-1831;
Ralph H. B. Benedict
Robert Zivadinov
Dominic A. Carone
Bianca Weinstock-Guttman
Jeff Gaines
Cosimo Maggiore
Jitendra Sharma
Maria-Antonietta Tomassi

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Ralph H. B. Benedict, Robert Zivadinov, Dominic A. Carone, Bianca Weinstock-Guttman, Jeff Gaines, Cosimo Maggiore, Jitendra Sharma, Maria-Antonietta Tomassi, Rohit Bakshi
Regional Lobar Atrophy Predicts Memory Impairment in Multiple Sclerosis
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Regional Lobar Atrophy Predicts Memory Impairment in Multiple Sclerosis
Ralph H. B. Benedict, Robert Zivadinov, Dominic A. Carone, Bianca Weinstock-Guttman, Jeff Gaines, Cosimo Maggiore, Jitendra Sharma, Maria-Antonietta Tomassi, Rohit Bakshi
American Journal of Neuroradiology Aug 2005, 26 (7) 1824-1831;
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