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Decreased Gray Matter Concentration and Local Synchronization of Spontaneous Activity in the Motor Cortex in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

S.-Y. Lv, Q.-H. Zou, J.-L. Cui, N. Zhao, J. Hu, X.-Y. Long, Y.-C. Sun, J. He, C.-Z. Zhu, Y. He and Y.-F. Zang
American Journal of Neuroradiology December 2011, 32 (11) 2196-2200; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A2718
S.-Y. Lv
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (S.-Y.L., J.-L.C., N.Z., Y.-C.S., J.He) and Neurology (J.Hu), The Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
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Q.-H. Zou
bState Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning (Q.-H.Z., X.-Y.L., C.-Z.Z., Y.H.), Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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J.-L. Cui
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (S.-Y.L., J.-L.C., N.Z., Y.-C.S., J.He) and Neurology (J.Hu), The Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
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N. Zhao
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (S.-Y.L., J.-L.C., N.Z., Y.-C.S., J.He) and Neurology (J.Hu), The Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
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J. Hu
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (S.-Y.L., J.-L.C., N.Z., Y.-C.S., J.He) and Neurology (J.Hu), The Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
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X.-Y. Long
bState Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning (Q.-H.Z., X.-Y.L., C.-Z.Z., Y.H.), Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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Y.-C. Sun
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (S.-Y.L., J.-L.C., N.Z., Y.-C.S., J.He) and Neurology (J.Hu), The Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
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J. He
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (S.-Y.L., J.-L.C., N.Z., Y.-C.S., J.He) and Neurology (J.Hu), The Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
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C.-Z. Zhu
bState Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning (Q.-H.Z., X.-Y.L., C.-Z.Z., Y.H.), Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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Y. He
bState Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning (Q.-H.Z., X.-Y.L., C.-Z.Z., Y.H.), Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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Y.-F. Zang
cCenter for Cognition and Brain Disorders and The Affiliated Hospital (Y.-F.Z.), Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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Decreased Gray Matter Concentration and Local Synchronization of Spontaneous Activity in the Motor Cortex in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
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