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Multi-cystic white matter enlarged Virchow Robin spaces in a 5-year-old boy

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  1. Division of Pediatric Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey

    Erhan Bayram, Gulcin Akinci, Yasemin Topcu & Semra Hiz

  2. Department of Radiology, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey

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  3. Department of Genetics, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey

    Ozlem Giray & Derya Ercal

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Bayram, E., Akinci, G., Topcu, Y. et al. Multi-cystic white matter enlarged Virchow Robin spaces in a 5-year-old boy. Childs Nerv Syst 28, 743–746 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-011-1663-y

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