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Neurological Sciences
Published in: Neurological Sciences 1/2020

01-01-2020 | Letter to the Editor

Characteristics of cerebral lesions in adult-onset Alexander disease

Authors: Tomokatsu Yoshida, Ikuko Mizuta, Rei Yasuda, Masanori Nakagawa, Toshiki Mizuno

Published in: Neurological Sciences | Issue 1/2020

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Dear Editor …
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Title
Characteristics of cerebral lesions in adult-onset Alexander disease
Authors
Tomokatsu Yoshida
Ikuko Mizuta
Rei Yasuda
Masanori Nakagawa
Toshiki Mizuno
Publication date
01-01-2020
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Published in
Neurological Sciences / Issue 1/2020
Print ISSN: 1590-1874
Electronic ISSN: 1590-3478
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-019-04048-2

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