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Thalamic Damage Predicts the Evolution of Primary-Progressive Multiple Sclerosis at 5 Years

S. Mesaros, M.A. Rocca, E. Pagani, M.P. Sormani, M. Petrolini, G. Comi and M. Filippi
American Journal of Neuroradiology June 2011, 32 (6) 1016-1020; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A2430
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