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Early-onset progressive spastic paraplegia caused by a novel TUBB4A mutation: brain MRI and FDG-PET findings

Authors: Anna Sagnelli, Stefania Magri, Laura Farina, Luisa Chiapparini, Giorgio Marotta, Davide Tonduti, Monica Consonni, Graziana Maria Scigliuolo, Riccardo Benti, Davide Pareyson, Franco Taroni, Ettore Salsano, Daniela Di Bella

Published in: Journal of Neurology | Issue 3/2016

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Title: Early-onset progressive spastic paraplegia caused by a novel TUBB4A mutation: brain MRI and FDG-PET findings
Authors: Anna Sagnelli
Stefania Magri
Laura Farina
Luisa Chiapparini
Giorgio Marotta
Davide Tonduti
Monica Consonni
Graziana Maria Scigliuolo
Riccardo Benti
Davide Pareyson
Franco Taroni
Ettore Salsano
Daniela Di Bella
Publication date: 01-03-2016
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Journal of Neurology / Issue 3/2016
Print ISSN: 0340-5354
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1459
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-016-8020-8

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