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MRI Findings of Adult Maple Syrup Urine Disease Exacerbation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 September 2014

Sapna Rawal*
Affiliation:
Department of Medical Imaging, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Hanna Faghfoury
Affiliation:
University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Timo Krings
Affiliation:
University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
*
Department of Medical Imaging, University of Toronto, Fitzgerald building, Room 112, 150 College Street, Toronto Ontario, M5S 3e2, Canada. Email: sapna.rawal@hotmail.com.
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