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Brain MR Imaging in Neonatal Hyperammonemic Encephalopathy Resulting from Proximal Urea Cycle Disorders
Jun-ichi Takanashi, A. James Barkovich, Sabrina F. Cheng, Kara Weisiger, Carol O. Zlatunich, Christine Mudge, Philip Rosenthal, Mendel Tuchman and Seymour Packman
American Journal of Neuroradiology June 2003, 24 (6) 1184-1187;
Jun-ichi Takanashi
A. James Barkovich
Sabrina F. Cheng
Kara Weisiger
Carol O. Zlatunich
Christine Mudge
Philip Rosenthal
Mendel Tuchman

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Brain MR Imaging in Neonatal Hyperammonemic Encephalopathy Resulting from Proximal Urea Cycle Disorders
American Journal of Neuroradiology Jun 2003, 24 (6) 1184-1187;
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Brain MR Imaging in Neonatal Hyperammonemic Encephalopathy Resulting from Proximal Urea Cycle Disorders
Jun-ichi Takanashi, A. James Barkovich, Sabrina F. Cheng, Kara Weisiger, Carol O. Zlatunich, Christine Mudge, Philip Rosenthal, Mendel Tuchman, Seymour Packman
American Journal of Neuroradiology Jun 2003, 24 (6) 1184-1187;
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