Pediatric Neurology
Volume 28, Issue 3 , Pages 212-215 , March 2003

Brainstem lesions in children with perinatal brain injury

  • Seiichi Sugama, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCommunications should be addressed to: Dr. Sugama; Department of Pediatrics, The Jikei University School of Medicine; 3-25-8 Nishi-shinbashi, Minato-ku; Tokyo 105-8461, Japan.
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  • Yoshikatsu Eto, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

Received 2 April 2002 ,Accepted 16 September 2002.

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doi: 10.1016/S0887-8994(02)00623-9

Pediatric Neurology
Volume 28, Issue 3 , Pages 212-215 , March 2003

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