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MRI Findings in Children with Acute Flaccid Paralysis and Cranial Nerve Dysfunction Occurring during the 2014 Enterovirus D68 Outbreak

J.A. Maloney, D.M. Mirsky, K. Messacar, S.R. Dominguez, T. Schreiner and N.V. Stence
American Journal of Neuroradiology February 2015, 36 (2) 245-250; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A4188
J.A. Maloney
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (J.A.M., D.M.M., N.V.S.)
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D.M. Mirsky
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (J.A.M., D.M.M., N.V.S.)
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K. Messacar
bPediatrics, Section of Pediatric Infectious Disease (K.M., S.R.D.)
cSection of Hospital Medicine (K.M.)
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S.R. Dominguez
bPediatrics, Section of Pediatric Infectious Disease (K.M., S.R.D.)
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T. Schreiner
dSection of Child Neurology (T.S.), Children's Hospital Colorado, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado.
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N.V. Stence
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (J.A.M., D.M.M., N.V.S.)
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American Journal of Neuroradiology Feb 2015, 36 (2) 245-250; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A4188
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