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MRI studies of traumatic axonal injury: still a long way to go—misuse of the Adams classification

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    Victor Volovici, Gavin F. Bruggeman & Iain K. Haitsma

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Volovici, V., Bruggeman, G.F. & Haitsma, I.K. MRI studies of traumatic axonal injury: still a long way to go—misuse of the Adams classification. Acta Neurochir 163, 1445–1446 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-021-04757-8

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