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Inherited Cerebellar Ataxia in Childhood: A Pattern-Recognition Approach Using Brain MRI

L. Vedolin, G. Gonzalez, C.F. Souza, C. Lourenço and A.J. Barkovich
American Journal of Neuroradiology May 2013, 34 (5) 925-934; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A3055
L. Vedolin
aFrom the Neuroradiology Section (L.V.), Hospital Moinhos de Vento, Porto Alegre, Brazil
ePediatric Neuroradiology (L.V., G.G., A.J.B.), University of California, San Francisco, California.
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G. Gonzalez
bRadiology Department (G.G.), Hospital San Juan de Dios, Santiago, Chile
ePediatric Neuroradiology (L.V., G.G., A.J.B.), University of California, San Francisco, California.
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C.F. Souza
cGenetics Department (C.F.S.), Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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C. Lourenço
dGenetics Department (C.L.), Universidade de Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, Brazil
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A.J. Barkovich
ePediatric Neuroradiology (L.V., G.G., A.J.B.), University of California, San Francisco, California.
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