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Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging in a young patient with wernicke's encephalopathy

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  1. Department of Neurology, Neurological Institute, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University 60, 812, Fukuoka, Japan

    T. Kitaguchi, T. Kobayashi, S. Tobimatsu, I. Goto & Y. Kuroiwa

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Kitaguchi, T., Kobayashi, T., Tobimatsu, S. et al. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging in a young patient with wernicke's encephalopathy. J Neurol 234, 449–450 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00314099

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