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Partially reversible confluent white matter lesions in a Caucasian child with moyamoya disease

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  1. Department of Medical Imaging, Diagnostic Neuroradiology Unit, CHVNG/E- Centro Hospitalar Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal

    Ana Filipa Geraldo & Joana Nunes

  2. Department of Pediatrics, CHVNG/E- Centro Hospitalar Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal

    Cátia Leitão & Marta Vila-Real

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Geraldo, A.F., Leitão, C., Nunes, J. et al. Partially reversible confluent white matter lesions in a Caucasian child with moyamoya disease. Childs Nerv Syst 36, 2605–2608 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-020-04854-6

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