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Neonatal nonketotic hyperglycinemia: diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging and diagnostic clues

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  1. Division of Nutrition and Metabolism, Department of Pediatrics, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, Kocamustafapasa Fatih, 34098, Istanbul, Turkey

    Tanyel Zubarioglu, Ertugrul Kiykim & Cigdem Aktuglu Zeybek

  2. Central Laboratory, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, Kocamustafapasa Fatih, 34098, Istanbul, Turkey

    Mehmet Serif Cansever

  3. Division of Pediatric Neurology, Department of Neurology, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, İstanbul University, Kocamustafapasa Fatih, 34098, Istanbul, Turkey

    Cengiz Yalcinkaya

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Zubarioglu, T., Kiykim, E., Cansever, M.S. et al. Neonatal nonketotic hyperglycinemia: diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging and diagnostic clues. Acta Neurol Belg 116, 671–673 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13760-015-0583-0

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