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Imaging of the Phakomatoses in Children

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Diseases of the Brain, Head & Neck, Spine 2012–2015

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The phakomatoses, or neurocutaneous syndromes, are a group of disorders affecting structures of ectodermal origin

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  1. Department of Radiology, Harvard Medical School and Children’s Hospital Boston, Boston, MA, USA

    Tina Young Poussaint

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  1. Radiology, University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland

    J. Hodler

  2. Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland

    G. K. von Schulthess

  3. Kilchberg/Zurich, Switzerland

    Ch. L. Zollikofer

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Poussaint, T.Y. (2012). Imaging of the Phakomatoses in Children. In: Hodler, J., von Schulthess, G.K., Zollikofer, C.L. (eds) Diseases of the Brain, Head & Neck, Spine 2012–2015. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2628-5_40

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