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Selective Injury of the Globus Pallidus and Hippocampus in Methamphetamine-Induced Encephalopathy

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Kim, D., Im, H. & Oh, J. Selective Injury of the Globus Pallidus and Hippocampus in Methamphetamine-Induced Encephalopathy. Clin Neuroradiol 23, 51–53 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00062-011-0115-0

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