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. 2010 Jun;6(2):217-29.
doi: 10.1007/s13181-010-0053-2.

Case files of the New York City poison control center: paradichlorobenzene-induced leukoencephalopathy

Stephanie H Hernandez  1 , Sage W Wiener, Silas W Smith
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Case files of the New York City poison control center: paradichlorobenzene-induced leukoencephalopathy

Stephanie H Hernandez et al. J Med Toxicol. 2010 Jun.
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Fig. 1
Fig. 1
Approximately 1 month after presentation, representative images of a brain MRI with gadolinium: T2-weighted (a) and FLAIR (b) images. Both demonstrate confluent, symmetric, and bilateral high signal in the periventricular white matter, sparing the subcortical U-fibers
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
Chemical structure of paradichlorobenzene
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