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Longitudinal extensive transverse myelitis (LETM) in children: A twenty-year study from Oman

Roshan Koul, Amna M. Alfutaisi, Renjith Mani, Rana A. Abdel Rahim, Dilip K. Sankhla and Faisal M. Al Azri
Neurosciences Journal April 2017, 22 (2) 127-130; DOI: https://doi.org/10.17712/nsj.2017.2.20160352
Roshan Koul
From the Department of Child Health and Radio Diagnosis, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman
DM, FRCPCH
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Amna M. Alfutaisi
From the Department of Child Health and Radio Diagnosis, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman
FRCPC, FRCPCH
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Renjith Mani
From the Department of Child Health and Radio Diagnosis, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman
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Rana A. Abdel Rahim
From the Department of Child Health and Radio Diagnosis, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman
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Dilip K. Sankhla
From the Department of Child Health and Radio Diagnosis, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman
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Faisal M. Al Azri
From the Department of Child Health and Radio Diagnosis, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman
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