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Adult-Onset Leukoencephalopathy with Axonal Spheroids and Pigmented Glia: An MRI Study of 16 French Cases

P. Codjia, X. Ayrignac, F. Mochel, K. Mouzat, C. Carra-Dalliere, G. Castelnovo, E. Ellie, F. Etcharry-Bouyx, C. Verny, S. Belliard, D. Hannequin, C. Marelli, Y. Nadjar, I. Le Ber, I. Dorboz, S. Samaan, O. Boespflug-Tanguy, S. Lumbroso and P. Labauge
American Journal of Neuroradiology September 2018, 39 (9) 1657-1661; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A5744
P. Codjia
aFrom the Department of Neurology (P.C., X.A., C.C.-D., C.M., P.L.), Montpellier University Hospital, Montpellier, France
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X. Ayrignac
aFrom the Department of Neurology (P.C., X.A., C.C.-D., C.M., P.L.), Montpellier University Hospital, Montpellier, France
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F. Mochel
iGenetics (F.M.), Assistance Publique–Hôpitaux de Paris, Pitié-Salpêtrière University Hospital, Paris, France
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K. Mouzat
bDepartments of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (K.M., S.L.)
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C. Carra-Dalliere
aFrom the Department of Neurology (P.C., X.A., C.C.-D., C.M., P.L.), Montpellier University Hospital, Montpellier, France
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G. Castelnovo
cNeurology (G.C.), Nîmes University Hospital, Nîmes, France
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E. Ellie
dDepartment of Neurology (E.E.), Côte Basque Hospital, Bayonne, France
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F. Etcharry-Bouyx
eDepartment of Neurology (F.E.-B., C.V.), Angers University Hospital, Angers, France
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C. Verny
eDepartment of Neurology (F.E.-B., C.V.), Angers University Hospital, Angers, France
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S. Belliard
fDepartment of Neurology (S.B.), Rennes University Hospital, Rennes, France
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D. Hannequin
gDepartment of Neurology (D.H.), Rouen University Hospital, Rouen, France
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C. Marelli
aFrom the Department of Neurology (P.C., X.A., C.C.-D., C.M., P.L.), Montpellier University Hospital, Montpellier, France
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Y. Nadjar
hDepartments of Neurology (Y.N., I.L.B.)
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I. Le Ber
hDepartments of Neurology (Y.N., I.L.B.)
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I. Dorboz
jDepartment of Neuropediatrics and Metabolic Disorders (I.D., S.S., O.B.-T.), Assistance Publique–Hôpitaux de Paris, Robert Debré University Hospital, Paris, France.
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S. Samaan
jDepartment of Neuropediatrics and Metabolic Disorders (I.D., S.S., O.B.-T.), Assistance Publique–Hôpitaux de Paris, Robert Debré University Hospital, Paris, France.
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O. Boespflug-Tanguy
jDepartment of Neuropediatrics and Metabolic Disorders (I.D., S.S., O.B.-T.), Assistance Publique–Hôpitaux de Paris, Robert Debré University Hospital, Paris, France.
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S. Lumbroso
bDepartments of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (K.M., S.L.)
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P. Labauge
aFrom the Department of Neurology (P.C., X.A., C.C.-D., C.M., P.L.), Montpellier University Hospital, Montpellier, France
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