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Diagnostic Value of Brain Calcifications in Adult-Onset Leukoencephalopathy with Axonal Spheroids and Pigmented Glia

T. Konno, D.F. Broderick, N. Mezaki, A. Isami, D. Kaneda, Y. Tashiro, T. Tokutake, B.M. Keegan, B.K. Woodruff, T. Miura, H. Nozaki, M. Nishizawa, O. Onodera, Z.K. Wszolek and T. Ikeuchi
American Journal of Neuroradiology January 2017, 38 (1) 77-83; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A4938
T. Konno
aFrom the Departments of Neurology (T.K., Z.K.W.)
cDepartments of Neurology (T.K., N.M., A.I., T.T., T.M., M.N., O.O.)
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D.F. Broderick
bRadiology (D.F.B.), Mayo Clinic Florida, Jacksonville, Florida
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N. Mezaki
cDepartments of Neurology (T.K., N.M., A.I., T.T., T.M., M.N., O.O.)
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A. Isami
cDepartments of Neurology (T.K., N.M., A.I., T.T., T.M., M.N., O.O.)
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D. Kaneda
fDepartment of Neurology (D.K.), Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
gDepartment of Neurology (D.K.), Osaka Red Cross Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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Y. Tashiro
hDepartment of Neurology (Y.T.), National Hospital Organization Mito Medical Center, Ibaraki, Japan
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T. Tokutake
cDepartments of Neurology (T.K., N.M., A.I., T.T., T.M., M.N., O.O.)
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B.M. Keegan
iDepartment of Neurology (B.M.K.), Mayo Clinic Rochester, Rochester, Minnesota
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B.K. Woodruff
jDepartment of Neurology (B.K.W.), Mayo Clinic Arizona, Scottsdale, Arizona.
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T. Miura
cDepartments of Neurology (T.K., N.M., A.I., T.T., T.M., M.N., O.O.)
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H. Nozaki
eMedical Technology (H.N.), School of Health Sciences Faculty of Medicine, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan
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M. Nishizawa
cDepartments of Neurology (T.K., N.M., A.I., T.T., T.M., M.N., O.O.)
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O. Onodera
cDepartments of Neurology (T.K., N.M., A.I., T.T., T.M., M.N., O.O.)
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T. Ikeuchi
dMolecular Genetics (T.I.), Brain Research Institute
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T. Konno, D.F. Broderick, N. Mezaki, A. Isami, D. Kaneda, Y. Tashiro, T. Tokutake, B.M. Keegan, B.K. Woodruff, T. Miura, H. Nozaki, M. Nishizawa, O. Onodera, Z.K. Wszolek, T. Ikeuchi
Diagnostic Value of Brain Calcifications in Adult-Onset Leukoencephalopathy with Axonal Spheroids and Pigmented Glia
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