Mitochondrial Encephalomyopathy With Lactic Acidosis and Stroke (printer-friendly)
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Serial diffusion imaging in a case of mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes.
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تاریخ انتشار 2009