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MR Imaging Findings in a Large Population of Autoimmune Encephalitis

S. Gillon, M. Chan, J. Chen, E.L. Guterman, X. Wu, C.M. Glastonbury and Y. Li
American Journal of Neuroradiology July 2023, 44 (7) 799-806; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A7907
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aFrom the School of Medicine (S.G., J.C.)
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M. Chan
dDepartment of Radiology (M.C.), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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J. Chen
aFrom the School of Medicine (S.G., J.C.)
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E.L. Guterman
bDepartment of Neurology (E.L.G.)
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X. Wu
cDepartment of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging (X.W., C.M.G., Y.L.), University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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C.M. Glastonbury
cDepartment of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging (X.W., C.M.G., Y.L.), University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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Y. Li
cDepartment of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging (X.W., C.M.G., Y.L.), University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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