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01-07-2017 | Letter to the Editors

Lower medulla hypoplasia in Friedreich ataxia: MR Imaging confirmation 140 years later

Authors: Mario Mascalchi, Andrea Bianchi, Stefano Ciulli, Andrea Ginestroni, Marco Aiello, Maria Teresa Dotti, Fabrizio Salvi, Emanuele Nicolai, Andrea Soricelli, Stefano Diciotti

Published in: Journal of Neurology | Issue 7/2017

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Title: Lower medulla hypoplasia in Friedreich ataxia: MR Imaging confirmation 140 years later
Authors: Mario Mascalchi
Andrea Bianchi
Stefano Ciulli
Andrea Ginestroni
Marco Aiello
Maria Teresa Dotti
Fabrizio Salvi
Emanuele Nicolai
Andrea Soricelli
Stefano Diciotti
Publication date: 01-07-2017
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Journal of Neurology / Issue 7/2017
Print ISSN: 0340-5354
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1459
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-017-8542-8

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