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Radiologic-Pathologic Findings in Raccoon Roundworm (Baylisascaris procyonis) Encephalitis
Howard A. Rowley, Rosalie M. Uht, Kevin R. Kazacos, Judy Sakanari, Wendy V. Wheaton, A. James Barkovich and Andrew W. Bollen
American Journal of Neuroradiology February 2000, 21 (2) 415-420;
Howard A. Rowley
aFrom the Departments of Neurology and Radiology (H.A.R., A.J.B.) and Pathology (R.M.U., J.S., A.W.B.), University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA; the Department of Veterinary Pathobiology (K.R.K.), Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN; the Department of Biology (J.S.), Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA; and the Department of Pediatrics (W.V.W.), Kaiser-Permanente Medical Center, Hayward, CA.
Rosalie M. Uht
aFrom the Departments of Neurology and Radiology (H.A.R., A.J.B.) and Pathology (R.M.U., J.S., A.W.B.), University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA; the Department of Veterinary Pathobiology (K.R.K.), Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN; the Department of Biology (J.S.), Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA; and the Department of Pediatrics (W.V.W.), Kaiser-Permanente Medical Center, Hayward, CA.
Kevin R. Kazacos
aFrom the Departments of Neurology and Radiology (H.A.R., A.J.B.) and Pathology (R.M.U., J.S., A.W.B.), University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA; the Department of Veterinary Pathobiology (K.R.K.), Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN; the Department of Biology (J.S.), Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA; and the Department of Pediatrics (W.V.W.), Kaiser-Permanente Medical Center, Hayward, CA.
Judy Sakanari
aFrom the Departments of Neurology and Radiology (H.A.R., A.J.B.) and Pathology (R.M.U., J.S., A.W.B.), University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA; the Department of Veterinary Pathobiology (K.R.K.), Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN; the Department of Biology (J.S.), Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA; and the Department of Pediatrics (W.V.W.), Kaiser-Permanente Medical Center, Hayward, CA.
Wendy V. Wheaton
aFrom the Departments of Neurology and Radiology (H.A.R., A.J.B.) and Pathology (R.M.U., J.S., A.W.B.), University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA; the Department of Veterinary Pathobiology (K.R.K.), Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN; the Department of Biology (J.S.), Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA; and the Department of Pediatrics (W.V.W.), Kaiser-Permanente Medical Center, Hayward, CA.
A. James Barkovich
aFrom the Departments of Neurology and Radiology (H.A.R., A.J.B.) and Pathology (R.M.U., J.S., A.W.B.), University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA; the Department of Veterinary Pathobiology (K.R.K.), Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN; the Department of Biology (J.S.), Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA; and the Department of Pediatrics (W.V.W.), Kaiser-Permanente Medical Center, Hayward, CA.
Andrew W. Bollen
aFrom the Departments of Neurology and Radiology (H.A.R., A.J.B.) and Pathology (R.M.U., J.S., A.W.B.), University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA; the Department of Veterinary Pathobiology (K.R.K.), Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN; the Department of Biology (J.S.), Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA; and the Department of Pediatrics (W.V.W.), Kaiser-Permanente Medical Center, Hayward, CA.
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Howard A. Rowley, Rosalie M. Uht, Kevin R. Kazacos, Judy Sakanari, Wendy V. Wheaton, A. James Barkovich, Andrew W. Bollen
American Journal of Neuroradiology Feb 2000, 21 (2) 415-420;
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