Clinical Imaging
Volume 34, Issue 2 , Pages 138-142 , March 2010

CT and MR imaging of Susac syndrome in a young male presenting with acute disorientation

Received 25 April 2009 ,Accepted 6 May 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2009.09.003

Clinical Imaging
Volume 34, Issue 2 , Pages 138-142 , March 2010

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