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Diagnostic Significance of Cortical Superficial Siderosis for Alzheimer Disease in Patients with Cognitive Impairment

Y. Inoue, M. Nakajima, H. Uetani, T. Hirai, M. Ueda, M. Kitajima, D. Utsunomiya, M. Watanabe, M. Hashimoto, M. Ikeda, Y. Yamashita and Y. Ando
American Journal of Neuroradiology February 2016, 37 (2) 223-227; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A4496
Y. Inoue
aFrom the Departments of Neurology (Y.I., M.N., M.U., M.W., Y.A.)
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M. Nakajima
aFrom the Departments of Neurology (Y.I., M.N., M.U., M.W., Y.A.)
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H. Uetani
bDiagnostic Radiology (H.U., T.H., M.K., D.U., Y.Y.)
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T. Hirai
bDiagnostic Radiology (H.U., T.H., M.K., D.U., Y.Y.)
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M. Ueda
aFrom the Departments of Neurology (Y.I., M.N., M.U., M.W., Y.A.)
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M. Kitajima
bDiagnostic Radiology (H.U., T.H., M.K., D.U., Y.Y.)
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D. Utsunomiya
bDiagnostic Radiology (H.U., T.H., M.K., D.U., Y.Y.)
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M. Watanabe
aFrom the Departments of Neurology (Y.I., M.N., M.U., M.W., Y.A.)
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M. Hashimoto
cPsychiatry and Neuropathobiology (M.H., M.I.), Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan.
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M. Ikeda
cPsychiatry and Neuropathobiology (M.H., M.I.), Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan.
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Y. Yamashita
bDiagnostic Radiology (H.U., T.H., M.K., D.U., Y.Y.)
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Y. Ando
aFrom the Departments of Neurology (Y.I., M.N., M.U., M.W., Y.A.)
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