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Cerebral Autosomal Dominant Arteriopathy with Subcortical Infarcts and Leukoencephalopathy (CADASIL) and Mitochondrial Encephalomyopathy Lactic Acidosis and Stroke-like Episodes (MELAS)

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Benisty, S., Chabriat, H. (2009). Cerebral Autosomal Dominant Arteriopathy with Subcortical Infarcts and Leukoencephalopathy (CADASIL) and Mitochondrial Encephalomyopathy Lactic Acidosis and Stroke-like Episodes (MELAS). In: Lazar, R., Festa, J. (eds) Neurovascular Neuropsychology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-70715-0_8

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