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Atypical presentation of Lhermitte-Duclos disease: preoperative diagnosis with MRI

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In a 35-year-old man with clinical features mimicking acute subarachnoid hemorrhage, MRI demonstrated bilateral Lhermitte-Duclos disease.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

    D. J. Shanley & C. J. Vassallo

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Shanley, D.J., Vassallo, C.J. Atypical presentation of Lhermitte-Duclos disease: preoperative diagnosis with MRI. Neuroradiology 34, 103–104 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00588151

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