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Involvement of the Spinal Cord in Primary Mitochondrial Disorders: A Neuroimaging Mimicker of Inflammation and Ischemia in Children

C.A.P.F. Alves, A. Goldstein, S.R. Teixeira, J.S. Martin-Saavedra, I.P. de Barcelos, G. Fadda, L. Caschera, M. Kidd, F.G. Gonçalves, E.M. McCormick, M.J. Falk, Z. Zolkipli-Cunningham, A. Vossough and G. Zuccoli
American Journal of Neuroradiology February 2021, 42 (2) 389-396; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A6910
C.A.P.F. Alves
aFrom the Division of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology (C.A.P.F.A., S.R.T., J.S.M.S., L.C., F.G.G., A.V., G.Z.)
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A. Goldstein
bDivision of Human Genetics, Department of Pediatrics (A.G., E.M.M., M.J.F., Z.Z.-C.), Mitochondrial Medicine Frontier Program
ePediatrics (A.G., M.J.F., Z.Z.-C.) University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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S.R. Teixeira
aFrom the Division of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology (C.A.P.F.A., S.R.T., J.S.M.S., L.C., F.G.G., A.V., G.Z.)
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J.S. Martin-Saavedra
aFrom the Division of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology (C.A.P.F.A., S.R.T., J.S.M.S., L.C., F.G.G., A.V., G.Z.)
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I.P. de Barcelos
cDivision of Human Genetics (I. P.d.B.), Department of Pediatrics, Center for Applied Genomics, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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G. Fadda
dDepartments of Neurology (G.F.)
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L. Caschera
aFrom the Division of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology (C.A.P.F.A., S.R.T., J.S.M.S., L.C., F.G.G., A.V., G.Z.)
hNeuroradiology Unit (L.C.), Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Via Francesco Sforza 35, Milan, Italy
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M. Kidd
fCentre for Statistical Consultation (M.K.), University of Stellenbosch, South Africa
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F.G. Gonçalves
aFrom the Division of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology (C.A.P.F.A., S.R.T., J.S.M.S., L.C., F.G.G., A.V., G.Z.)
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E.M. McCormick
bDivision of Human Genetics, Department of Pediatrics (A.G., E.M.M., M.J.F., Z.Z.-C.), Mitochondrial Medicine Frontier Program
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M.J. Falk
bDivision of Human Genetics, Department of Pediatrics (A.G., E.M.M., M.J.F., Z.Z.-C.), Mitochondrial Medicine Frontier Program
ePediatrics (A.G., M.J.F., Z.Z.-C.) University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Z. Zolkipli-Cunningham
bDivision of Human Genetics, Department of Pediatrics (A.G., E.M.M., M.J.F., Z.Z.-C.), Mitochondrial Medicine Frontier Program
ePediatrics (A.G., M.J.F., Z.Z.-C.) University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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A. Vossough
aFrom the Division of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology (C.A.P.F.A., S.R.T., J.S.M.S., L.C., F.G.G., A.V., G.Z.)
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G. Zuccoli
aFrom the Division of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology (C.A.P.F.A., S.R.T., J.S.M.S., L.C., F.G.G., A.V., G.Z.)
gThe Program for the Study of Neurodevelopment in Rare Disorders (G.Z.), Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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