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Pineal Apoplexy: Imaging Diagnosis and Follow-up of Three New Cases

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 December 2014

Archana Asundi
Affiliation:
Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Donatella Tampieri
Affiliation:
Department of Neuroradiology, Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Denis Melançon
Affiliation:
Department of Neuroradiology, Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Rolando Del Maestro
Affiliation:
Department of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Oncology, Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Kevin Petrecca
Affiliation:
Department of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Oncology, Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Maria delPilar Cortes*
Affiliation:
Department of Neuroradiology, Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
*
Departments of Neuroradiology, Neurology and Neurosurgery, Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Copyright © The Canadian Journal of Neurological 2011

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