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Wernicke Encephalopathy: MR Findings at Clinical Presentation in Twenty-Six Alcoholic and Nonalcoholic Patients

G. Zuccoli, M. Gallucci, J. Capellades, L. Regnicolo, B. Tumiati, T. Cabada Giadás, W. Bottari, J. Mandrioli and M. Bertolini
American Journal of Neuroradiology August 2007, 28 (7) 1328-1331; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A0544
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American Journal of Neuroradiology Aug 2007, 28 (7) 1328-1331; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A0544

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