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Magnetic resonance imaging of limbic encephalitis

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In two patients with limbic encephalitis serial magnetic resonance (MR) imaging showed evolution of abnormal high-signal intensity in both hippocampal formations on T2-weighted images.

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  1. Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University of Maryland Medical System, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

    T. Kodama, Y. Numaguchi & F. E. Gellad

  2. Department of Neurology, University of Maryland Medical System, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

    B. A. Dwyer

  3. Department of Neuropathology, University of Maryland Medical System, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

    D. A. Kristt

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Kodama, T., Numaguchi, Y., Gellad, F.E. et al. Magnetic resonance imaging of limbic encephalitis. Neuroradiology 33, 520–523 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00588045

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