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An unusual case of late-infantile onset Krabbe disease with selective bilateral corticospinal tract involvement, peripheral demyelinating neuropathy, and mild phenotype

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  1. Unit of Neuromuscular and Neurodegenerative Diseases, Department of Neurosciences, Bambino Gesù Research Hospital, Polo di Ricerca S. Paolo, V.le S. Paolo, 15, 00146, Rome, Italy

    Francesco Nicita & Enrico Bertini

  2. Department of Neurosciences, Movement Disorders Clinic, Bambino Gesù Research Hospital, Rome, Italy

    Federica Graziola & Alessandro Capuano

  3. Unit of Neurology, Department of Neurosciences, Bambino Gesù Research Hospital, Rome, Italy

    Federico Vigevano & Alessandro Capuano

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Nicita, F., Graziola, F., Vigevano, F. et al. An unusual case of late-infantile onset Krabbe disease with selective bilateral corticospinal tract involvement, peripheral demyelinating neuropathy, and mild phenotype. Acta Neurol Belg 119, 619–620 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13760-019-01087-6

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