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CT examination of 71 patients with cerebral hemiatrophy revealed dilatation of the ventricle and low density of the cortex of the involved side in all cases. Thickening of the calvarium and a shift of the midline were found in about half of the patients.
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Danziger, A., Price, H.I. CT findings with cerebral hemiatrophy. Neuroradiology 19, 269–271 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00347807
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00347807