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Disturbances in the Bulk Growth of Nervous Tissue

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Diseases affecting the bulk growth of the nervous system may be negative, resulting in a deficit in the formation of neural parenchyma, that is micrencephaly, or positive, resulting in a surplus, or megalencephaly.

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    Reinhard L. Friede M.D. (Professor of Neuropathology)

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    Reinhard L. Friede M.D. (Professor of Neuropathology)

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Friede, R.L. (1975). Disturbances in the Bulk Growth of Nervous Tissue. In: Developmental Neuropathology. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-3338-5_27

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