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Pediatric Neuroimaging: Metabolic Diseases

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Metabolic diseases may be divided into two main groups: inborn errors of metabolism and acquired metabolic diseases.

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Patay, Z. (2001). Pediatric Neuroimaging: Metabolic Diseases. In: Demaerel, P. (eds) Recent Advances in Diagnostic Neuroradiology. Medical Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-56662-2_22

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