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Midbrain-Hindbrain Involvement in Septo-Optic Dysplasia

M. Severino, A.E.M. Allegri, A. Pistorio, B. Roviglione, N. Di Iorgi, M. Maghnie and A. Rossi
American Journal of Neuroradiology August 2014, 35 (8) 1586-1592; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A3959
M. Severino
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A. Pistorio
cEpidemiology and Biostatistics Unit (A.P.), Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Università di Genova, Genoa, Italy
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dUniversità di Genova (B.R.), Genoa, Italy.
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