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Infantile Alexander Disease Presenting with Hydrocephalus and Epileptic Spasms

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  1. Department of Pediatric Neurology, Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health, Bengaluru, Karnataka, 560029, India

    Vykuntaraju K. Gowda & Varunvenkat M. Srinivasan

  2. Department of Neuroradiology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore, Karnataka, India

    Maya Bhat & Chandrajit Prasad

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Gowda, V.K., Srinivasan, V.M., Bhat, M. et al. Infantile Alexander Disease Presenting with Hydrocephalus and Epileptic Spasms. Indian J Pediatr 87, 871–872 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-020-03254-7

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