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Clustering of multifocal cerebral infarctions in CADASIL: a case report

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We are grateful to Dr. Toshiki Mizuno (Department of Molecular Neurology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine) for performing the genetic studies of the NOTCH3 gene.

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  1. Department of Neurology, Kitano Hospital, The Tazuke Kofukai Medical Institute, 2-4-20 Ohgimachi, Kita-ku, Osaka, 530-8480, Japan

    Satoshi Saito, Akihiko Ozaki, Makio Takahashi & Sadayuki Matsumoto

  2. Department of Neurology, Kyoto University, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan

    Hidefumi Ito

  3. Department of Neurology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan

    Hidekazu Tomimoto

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Saito, S., Ozaki, A., Takahashi, M. et al. Clustering of multifocal cerebral infarctions in CADASIL: a case report. J Neurol 258, 325–327 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-010-5727-9

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