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Decreased signal intensity of the putamen and the caudate nucleus in Wilson disease of the brain

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    Angel Mironov M.D.

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Mironov, A. Decreased signal intensity of the putamen and the caudate nucleus in Wilson disease of the brain. Neuroradiology 35, 166 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00593979

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