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Cerebellar stroke-like lesions combined with symmetrical multiple intracranial calcifications in MELAS

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This work was supported by Changsha Natural Science Foundation (Grant No. Kq2202008) and Key Research and Development Program in Hunan Province (Grant No. 2020SK2069).

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    Wei Li & Hong Tan

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WL: drafting/revision of the manuscript for content, including medical writing for content; study concept or design. DH: major role in the acquisition of data. WG: major role in the acquisition of data. HT: study concept or design.

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Li, W., Hou, D., Gu, W. et al. Cerebellar stroke-like lesions combined with symmetrical multiple intracranial calcifications in MELAS. Acta Neurol Belg 123, 1965–1968 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13760-022-02000-4

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