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5-aminolevulinic acid fluorescence in tumefactive demyelinating lesion

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Kurume University School of Medicine, Asahi-machi 67, Kurume-shi, Fukuoka, 830-0011, Japan

    Naohisa Miyagi, Shinji Nakashima, Tetsuya Negoto & Motohiro Morioka

  2. Department of Neurology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Asahi-machi 67, Kurume-shi, Fukuoka, 830-0011, Japan

    Shinichirou Mori

  3. Department of Pathology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Asahi-machi 67, Kurume-shi, Fukuoka, 830-0011, Japan

    Satoru Komaki & Yasuo Sugita

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Miyagi, N., Nakashima, S., Negoto, T. et al. 5-aminolevulinic acid fluorescence in tumefactive demyelinating lesion. Neurosurg Rev 41, 693–695 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10143-018-0958-9

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