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Neuroimaging Findings in Axenfeld-Rieger Syndrome: A Case Series

Samuel White, Ajay Taranath, Prasad Hanagandi, Deepa A. Taranath, Minh-Son To, Emmanuelle Souzeau, Owen M. Siggs and Jamie E. Craig
American Journal of Neuroradiology October 2023, 44 (10) 1231-1235; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A7995
Samuel White
aFrom the Robinson Research Institute (S.W.), Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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Ajay Taranath
bDepartment of Radiology (A.T.), Women's and Children's Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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Prasad Hanagandi
cDepartment of Neuroradiology (P.H.), King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Deepa A. Taranath
dDepartment of Ophthalmology (D.A.T., M.-S.T., E.S., O.M.S., J.E.C.), Flinders University, Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia
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Minh-Son To
dDepartment of Ophthalmology (D.A.T., M.-S.T., E.S., O.M.S., J.E.C.), Flinders University, Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia
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Emmanuelle Souzeau
dDepartment of Ophthalmology (D.A.T., M.-S.T., E.S., O.M.S., J.E.C.), Flinders University, Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia
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Owen M. Siggs
dDepartment of Ophthalmology (D.A.T., M.-S.T., E.S., O.M.S., J.E.C.), Flinders University, Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia
eGarvan Institute of Medical Research (O.M.S.), Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia
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dDepartment of Ophthalmology (D.A.T., M.-S.T., E.S., O.M.S., J.E.C.), Flinders University, Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia
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