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Sjögren-Larsson syndrome: Nuclear magnetic resonance imaging of the brain in a 4-year-old boy

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Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain of a 4-year-old patient with fatty alcohol: NAD+ oxidoreductase deficiency (Sjögren-Larsson syndrome) showed a severe leukodystrophy.

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  1. II Pediatria, Istituto G. Gaslini, Genova, Italy

    M. Di Rocco & C. Borrone

  2. III Pediatria, Istituto G. Gaslini, Genova, Italy

    M. Filocamo

  3. Servizio di Neuroradiologia, Istituto G. Gaslini, Genova, Italy

    P. Tortori-Donati

  4. Istituto Neuropsichiatria Infantile, Istituto G. Gaslini, Genova, Italy

    E. Veneselli

  5. Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, USA

    W. B. Rizzo

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Di Rocco, M., Filocamo, M., Tortori-Donati, P. et al. Sjögren-Larsson syndrome: Nuclear magnetic resonance imaging of the brain in a 4-year-old boy. J Inherit Metab Dis 17, 112–114 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00735407

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