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Brain glucose metabolism in neuropathologically confirmed multiple system atrophy

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Acknowledgments

We thank the staff of Turku PET Centre for valuable assistance in the examinations. Supported by the Academy of Finland (256836).

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  1. Division of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, POB 52, 20521, Turku, Finland

    Valtteri Kaasinen

  2. Turku PET Centre, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland

    Valtteri Kaasinen, Marko Seppänen & Jörgen Bergman

  3. Department of Pathology, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland

    Maria Gardberg & Matias Röyttä

  4. Department of Clinical Physiology and Nuclear Medicine, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland

    Marko Seppänen

  5. Department of Radiology, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland

    Riitta Parkkola

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Kaasinen, V., Gardberg, M., Seppänen, M. et al. Brain glucose metabolism in neuropathologically confirmed multiple system atrophy. J Neurol 260, 1922–1924 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-013-6967-2

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