Pediatric Neurology
Volume 38, Issue 5 , Pages 321-328 , May 2008

Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Children With Bilateral Spastic Forms of Cerebral Palsy

  • Anu Sööt, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
    • Children's Clinic, Tartu University Hospital, Tartu, Estonia
    • ,
  • Tiiu Tomberg, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
    • Department of Radiology, Tartu University Hospital, Tartu, Estonia.
    • ,
  • Pille Kool, BSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
    • ,
  • Reet Rein, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
    • ,
  • Tiina Talvik, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
    • Children's Clinic, Tartu University Hospital, Tartu, Estonia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCommunications should be addressed to: Dr. Talvik; Department of Pediatrics, University of Tartu; Lunini 6; 51014 Tartu, Estonia.

Received 18 October 2007 ,Accepted 28 December 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2007.12.011

Pediatric Neurology
Volume 38, Issue 5 , Pages 321-328 , May 2008

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