Pediatric Neurology
Volume 42, Issue 3 , Pages 172-176 , March 2010

Correlation Between Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Histopathologic Grades in Rasmussen Syndrome

  • Sun Jun Kim, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, Korea
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  • Yong D. Park, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCommunications should be addressed to: Dr. Park; Department of Neurology (Child); Medical College of Georgia; 1446 Harper Street, BG 2000H; Augusta, GA 30912-3255.
    • ,
  • Richard Hessler, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia
    • ,
  • Mark R. Lee, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia
    • ,
  • Joseph R. Smith, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia

Received 22 June 2009 ,Accepted 26 October 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2009.10.011

Pediatric Neurology
Volume 42, Issue 3 , Pages 172-176 , March 2010

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