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. 2012 Jan;135(Pt 1):e201; author reply e202.
doi: 10.1093/brain/awr126. Epub 2011 Jun 17.

Cerebral microbleeds in familial Alzheimer's disease

Natalie S Ryan, António J Bastos-Leite, Jonathan D Rohrer, David J Werring, Nick C Fox, Martin N Rossor, Jonathan M Schott
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Cerebral microbleeds in familial Alzheimer's disease

Natalie S Ryan et al. Brain. 2012 Jan.
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Figure 1
3T T2-weighted FLAIR coronal MRI shows white matter lesions, but no significant medial temporal lobe atrophy.
Figure 2
Figure 2
3T T2* MRI shows multiple lobar hypointensities consistent with microbleeds.
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