Rapid resolution of diffusion weighted MRI abnormality in a patient with a stuttering stroke

BMJ Case Reports

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages

  Peters, Jurriaan M ^a   MacLean, Ainsley V ^b   Young, Geoffrey S ^b  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

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EID: 84876290588     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1757790X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bcr.07.2009.2063     Document Type: Article

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