MR imaging in a patient with Leigh's disease (subacute necrotizing encephalomyelopathy)
β Scribed by S. V. Manzi; K. H. Hager; F. R. Murtagh; J. G. Mazalewski
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1990
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 507 KB
- Volume
- 21
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0301-0449
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