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Alterations in Brain Metabolites in Patients with Epilepsy with Impaired Consciousness: A Case-Control Study of Interictal Multivoxel 1H-MRS Findings

Z. Tan, X. Long, F. Tian, L. Huang, F. Xie and S. Li
American Journal of Neuroradiology February 2019, 40 (2) 245-252; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A5944
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