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Serial diffusion-weighted MR imaging findings in a patient with Epstein-Barr virus encephalitis

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  1. Dept. of Neurology, Guro Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, 80 Guro-Dong,Guro-Ku, Seoul, 152-703, Republic of Korea

    J. H. Kim M.D., Assistant Professor, B.-E. Joo & S.-B. Koh

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Kim, J.H., Joo, BE. & Koh, SB. Serial diffusion-weighted MR imaging findings in a patient with Epstein-Barr virus encephalitis. J Neurol 254, 1616–1618 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-007-0619-3

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