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Review
. 1991;33(6):520-3.
doi: 10.1007/BF00588045.

Magnetic resonance imaging of limbic encephalitis

T Kodama  1 , Y Numaguchi, F E Gellad, B A Dwyer, D A Kristt
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Review

Magnetic resonance imaging of limbic encephalitis

T Kodama et al. Neuroradiology. 1991.

Abstract

In two patients with limbic encephalitis serial magnetic resonance (MR) imaging showed evolution of abnormal high-signal intensity in both hippocampal formations on T2-weighted images.

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