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Perfusion imaging insights into SMART syndrome: a case report

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  1. Department of Neurology, Sevket Yilmaz Training and Research Hospital, Bursa, Turkey

    Pelin Nar Senol

  2. Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey

    Rahsan Gocmen & Kader Karli Oguz

  3. Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey

    Mehmet Akif Topcuoglu & Ethem Murat Arsava

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Nar Senol, P., Gocmen, R., Karli Oguz, K. et al. Perfusion imaging insights into SMART syndrome: a case report. Acta Neurol Belg 115, 807–810 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13760-015-0483-3

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