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White Matter Involvement in Idiopathic Parkinson Disease: A Diffusion Tensor Imaging Study
G. Gattellaro, L. Minati, M. Grisoli, C. Mariani, F. Carella, M. Osio, E. Ciceri, A. Albanese and M.G. Bruzzone
American Journal of Neuroradiology June 2009, 30 (6) 1222-1226; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A1556
G. Gattellaro
L. Minati
M. Grisoli
C. Mariani
F. Carella
M. Osio
E. Ciceri
A. Albanese

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G. Gattellaro, L. Minati, M. Grisoli, C. Mariani, F. Carella, M. Osio, E. Ciceri, A. Albanese, M.G. Bruzzone
White Matter Involvement in Idiopathic Parkinson Disease: A Diffusion Tensor Imaging Study
American Journal of Neuroradiology Jun 2009, 30 (6) 1222-1226; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A1556
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