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Enhanced Axonal Metabolism during Early Natalizumab Treatment in Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis

O.T. Wiebenga, A.M. Klauser, M.M. Schoonheim, G.J.A. Nagtegaal, M.D. Steenwijk, J.A. van Rossum, C.H. Polman, F. Barkhof, P.J.W. Pouwels and J.J.G. Geurts
American Journal of Neuroradiology June 2015, 36 (6) 1116-1123; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A4252
O.T. Wiebenga
aFrom the Departments of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (O.T.W., G.J.A.N.†, M.D.S., F.B.)
bAnatomy and Neurosciences (O.T.W., A.M.K., M.M.S., G.J.A.N.†, J.J.G.G.)
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A.M. Klauser
bAnatomy and Neurosciences (O.T.W., A.M.K., M.M.S., G.J.A.N.†, J.J.G.G.)
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M.M. Schoonheim
bAnatomy and Neurosciences (O.T.W., A.M.K., M.M.S., G.J.A.N.†, J.J.G.G.)
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G.J.A. Nagtegaal
aFrom the Departments of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (O.T.W., G.J.A.N.†, M.D.S., F.B.)
bAnatomy and Neurosciences (O.T.W., A.M.K., M.M.S., G.J.A.N.†, J.J.G.G.)
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M.D. Steenwijk
aFrom the Departments of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (O.T.W., G.J.A.N.†, M.D.S., F.B.)
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J.A. van Rossum
cNeurology (J.A.v.R., C.H.P.)
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C.H. Polman
cNeurology (J.A.v.R., C.H.P.)
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F. Barkhof
aFrom the Departments of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (O.T.W., G.J.A.N.†, M.D.S., F.B.)
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P.J.W. Pouwels
dPhysics and Medical Technology (P.J.W.P.), Neuroscience Campus Amsterdam and VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
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J.J.G. Geurts
bAnatomy and Neurosciences (O.T.W., A.M.K., M.M.S., G.J.A.N.†, J.J.G.G.)
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