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Steroid-Responsive Encephalopathy Associated with Autoimmune Thyroiditis Presenting with Diffusion MR Imaging Changes
C. Grommes, C. Griffin, K.A. Downes and A.J. Lerner
American Journal of Neuroradiology September 2008, 29 (8) 1550-1551; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A1113
C. Grommes
C. Griffin
K.A. Downes

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C. Grommes, C. Griffin, K.A. Downes, A.J. Lerner
Steroid-Responsive Encephalopathy Associated with Autoimmune Thyroiditis Presenting with Diffusion MR Imaging Changes
American Journal of Neuroradiology Sep 2008, 29 (8) 1550-1551; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A1113
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