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Sensorimotor, Visual, and Auditory Cortical Atrophy in Unverricht-Lundborg Disease Mapped with Cortical Thickness Analysis

P. Koskenkorva, E. Niskanen, J. Hyppönen, M. Könönen, E. Mervaala, H. Soininen, R. Kälviäinen and R. Vanninen
American Journal of Neuroradiology May 2012, 33 (5) 878-883; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A2882
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P. Koskenkorva, E. Niskanen, J. Hyppönen, M. Könönen, E. Mervaala, H. Soininen, R. Kälviäinen, R. Vanninen
Sensorimotor, Visual, and Auditory Cortical Atrophy in Unverricht-Lundborg Disease Mapped with Cortical Thickness Analysis
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