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Differences in MR features of the substantia innominata between dementia with Lewy bodies and Alzheimer’s disease

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  1. Department of Geriatric Medicine, Tokyo Medical University, 6–7–1 Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku–ku, Tokyo 160–0023, Japan

    H. Hanyu, Y. Tanaka,  S. Shimizu, H. Sakurai & T. Iwamoto

  2. Department of Radiology, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo 160-0023, Japan

    K. Abe

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Hanyu, H., Tanaka, Y., Shimizu, . et al. Differences in MR features of the substantia innominata between dementia with Lewy bodies and Alzheimer’s disease. J Neurol 252, 482–484 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-005-0611-8

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