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. 2013 Feb;13(1):192-3.
Epub 2013 Feb 27.

Hypomyelinating leukoencephalopathy

Riaz A Syed  1
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Hypomyelinating leukoencephalopathy

Riaz A Syed. Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J. 2013 Feb.
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Figure 1:
A magnetic resonance imaging brain scan revealing severe cortical atrophy with hypomyelination and atrophy of the caudate and putamen nuclei as well as the cerebellum.
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