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MR Imaging Features of Middle Cranial Fossa Encephaloceles and Their Associations with Epilepsy

D.R. Pettersson, K.S. Hagen, N.C. Sathe, B.D. Clark and D.C. Spencer
American Journal of Neuroradiology November 2020, 41 (11) 2068-2074; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A6798
D.R. Pettersson
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (D.R.P., B.D.C.)
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K.S. Hagen
bNeurology (K.S.H., D.C.S.)
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N.C. Sathe
cSchool of Medicine (N.C.S.), Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon.
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B.D. Clark
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American Journal of Neuroradiology Nov 2020, 41 (11) 2068-2074; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A6798
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