MRI findings in isolated cerebral manifestation of Whipple's disease-Case report and review of the literature

European Journal of Radiology Extra

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-5

  Scholz, Kerstin Birgit ^a   Henning, Stephan ^b   Paulus, Walter ^b   Knauth, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brain; Cerebral manifestation; MRI; Whipple's disease

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745657631     PISSN: 15714675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrex.2006.03.009     Document Type: Article

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