Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Volume 28, Issue 2 , Pages 226-234 , February 2010

Functional MRI changes in the central motor system in myotonic dystrophy type 1

  • Francesca Caramia

      Affiliations

    • Neuroradiologia, I Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Università di Roma “La Sapienza,” Viale dell'Università 30, 00185 Rome, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Neuroradiologia, Dipartimento di Scienze Neurologiche Università di Roma “La Sapienza,” Viale dell'Università 30, 00185 Rome, Italy. Tel.: +39 06 49914719; fax: +1 39 06 49914903.
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  • Caterina Mainero

      Affiliations

    • Neuroradiologia, I Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Università di Roma “La Sapienza,” Viale dell'Università 30, 00185 Rome, Italy
    • ,
  • Francesca Gragnani

      Affiliations

    • Neurologia, II Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Università di Roma “La Sapienza,” Viale dell'Università 30, 00185 Rome, Italy
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  • Emanuele Tinelli

      Affiliations

    • Neuroradiologia, I Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Università di Roma “La Sapienza,” Viale dell'Università 30, 00185 Rome, Italy
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  • Marco Fiorelli

      Affiliations

    • Neuroradiologia, I Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Università di Roma “La Sapienza,” Viale dell'Università 30, 00185 Rome, Italy
    • ,
  • Vanessa Ceschin

      Affiliations

    • Neurologia, II Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Università di Roma “La Sapienza,” Viale dell'Università 30, 00185 Rome, Italy
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  • Patrizia Pantano

      Affiliations

    • Neuroradiologia, I Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Università di Roma “La Sapienza,” Viale dell'Università 30, 00185 Rome, Italy
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  • Elisabetta Bucci

      Affiliations

    • Neurologia, II Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Università di Roma “La Sapienza,” Viale dell'Università 30, 00185 Rome, Italy
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  • Veronica Barra

      Affiliations

    • Neuroradiologia, I Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Università di Roma “La Sapienza,” Viale dell'Università 30, 00185 Rome, Italy
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  • Luigi Bozzao

      Affiliations

    • Neuroradiologia, I Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Università di Roma “La Sapienza,” Viale dell'Università 30, 00185 Rome, Italy
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  • Giovanni Antonini

      Affiliations

    • Neurologia, II Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Università di Roma “La Sapienza,” Viale dell'Università 30, 00185 Rome, Italy

Received 9 September 2008 ,Revised 3 July 2009 ,Accepted 4 July 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.mri.2009.07.006

Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Volume 28, Issue 2 , Pages 226-234 , February 2010

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