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Research ArticlePediatric Neuroimaging

Oculodentodigital Dysplasia: A Hypomyelinating Leukodystrophy with a Characteristic MRI Pattern of Brain Stem Involvement

I. Harting, S. Karch, U. Moog, A. Seitz, P.J.W. Pouwels and N.I. Wolf
American Journal of Neuroradiology May 2019, DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A6051
I. Harting
aFrom the Department of Neuroradiology (I.H., A.S.)
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S. Karch
bCentre for Child and Adolescent Medicine (S.K.), Clinic I, Division of Neuropaediatrics and Metabolic Medicine, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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U. Moog
cInstitute of Human Genetics (U.M.), Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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A. Seitz
aFrom the Department of Neuroradiology (I.H., A.S.)
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dDepartments of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (P.J.W.P.)
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eChild Neurology (N.I.W.), VU University Medical Center and Amsterdam Neuroscience, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
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