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MR Characteristics of Muslin-Induced Optic Neuropathy: Report of Two Cases and Reviewof the Literature

M. Tariq Bhatti, Chad A. Holder, Nancy J. Newman and Patricia A. Hudgins
American Journal of Neuroradiology February 2000, 21 (2) 346-352;
M. Tariq Bhatti
aFrom the Departments of Ophthalmology (M.T.B., N.J.N.), Radiology (C.A.H., P.A.H.), Neurology (N.J.N.), and Neurosurgery (N.J.N.), Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA.
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Chad A. Holder
aFrom the Departments of Ophthalmology (M.T.B., N.J.N.), Radiology (C.A.H., P.A.H.), Neurology (N.J.N.), and Neurosurgery (N.J.N.), Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA.
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Nancy J. Newman
aFrom the Departments of Ophthalmology (M.T.B., N.J.N.), Radiology (C.A.H., P.A.H.), Neurology (N.J.N.), and Neurosurgery (N.J.N.), Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA.
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Patricia A. Hudgins
aFrom the Departments of Ophthalmology (M.T.B., N.J.N.), Radiology (C.A.H., P.A.H.), Neurology (N.J.N.), and Neurosurgery (N.J.N.), Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA.
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