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Novel MRI Changes After Gamma Knife for Hypothalamic Hamartoma in a Child

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 December 2014

Krystal Thorington ,
Frederick A. Zeiler  and
Patrick J. McDonald
Krystal Thorington
Affiliation:
Section of Neurosurgery, University of Manitoba and Winnipeg Children's Hospital, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Frederick A. Zeiler*
Affiliation:
Section of Neurosurgery, University of Manitoba and Winnipeg Children's Hospital, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Patrick J. McDonald
Affiliation:
Section of Neurosurgery, University of Manitoba and Winnipeg Children's Hospital, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
*
Section of Neurosurgery, University of Manitoba, Health Sciences Center, GB-1 820 Sherbrook Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3A 1R9, Canada. Email: umzeiler@cc.umanitoba.ca
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Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 39 , Issue 4 , July 2012 , pp. 541 - 543
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Copyright © The Canadian Journal of Neurological 2012

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