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MRI and diffusion-weighted imaging followup of a stroke-like event in a patient with MELAS

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  1. Dept. of Neurology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Nord, Place Victor Pauchet, 80054, Amiens Cedex, France

    S. Stoquart-ElSankari, B. Périn & O. Godefroy

  2. Dept. of Radiology, Amiens University hospital, 80054, Amiens Cedex, France

    P. Lehmann & C. Gondry-Jouet

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Stoquart-ElSankari, S., Lehmann, P., Périn, B. et al. MRI and diffusion-weighted imaging followup of a stroke-like event in a patient with MELAS. J Neurol 255, 1593–1595 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-008-0968-6

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