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Status Epilepticus as a Risk Factor for Postencephalitic Parenchyma Loss Evaluated by Ventricle Brain Ratio Measurement on MR Imaging
E.K. Herrmann, K. Hahn, C. Kratzer, I. von Seggern, C. Zimmer and E. Schielke
American Journal of Neuroradiology June 2006, 27 (6) 1245-1251;
E.K. Herrmann
K. Hahn
C. Kratzer
I. von Seggern
C. Zimmer

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E.K. Herrmann, K. Hahn, C. Kratzer, I. von Seggern, C. Zimmer, E. Schielke
Status Epilepticus as a Risk Factor for Postencephalitic Parenchyma Loss Evaluated by Ventricle Brain Ratio Measurement on MR Imaging
American Journal of Neuroradiology Jun 2006, 27 (6) 1245-1251;
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