Abnormal white matter signal in ataxia telangiectasia.
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چکیده
We report herein the MR finding of multiple, small, hypointense white matter foci on T1- and T2-weighted images obtained from a patient with ataxia telangiectasia. To our knowledge, this finding has not been previously reported in association with a patient with this disease entity.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology
دوره 21 8 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2000