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Methadone-Induced Toxic Leukoencephalopathy: MR Imaging and MR Proton Spectroscopy Findings
  
    	
R.A. Salgado, P.G. Jorens, I. Baar, P. Cras, G. Hans and P.M. Parizel

  
    	
American Journal of Neuroradiology March 2010,  31 (3) 565-566; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A1889 

  
  
  



  


  
  



			

		

	
	
 	
	  
  

		
		

			

			  

  
      
  
  

    
  


  
  



  
      
  
  

    

  

    

  
      
  
  

    
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