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Neurometabolic disorders and congenital malformations of the central nervous system

Ahmed Y. BoAli, Majid Alfadhel and Brahim Tabarki
Neurosciences Journal April 2018, 23 (2) 97-103; DOI: https://doi.org/10.17712/nsj.2018.2.20170481
Ahmed Y. BoAli
From the Divisions of Pediatric Neurology (BoAli, Tabarki), Department of Pediatrics, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, and from King Abdullah International Medical Research Centre (Alfadhel), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Genetic Division (Alfadhel), Department of Pediatrics, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard-Health Affairs, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Majid Alfadhel
From the Divisions of Pediatric Neurology (BoAli, Tabarki), Department of Pediatrics, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, and from King Abdullah International Medical Research Centre (Alfadhel), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Genetic Division (Alfadhel), Department of Pediatrics, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard-Health Affairs, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Brahim Tabarki
From the Divisions of Pediatric Neurology (BoAli, Tabarki), Department of Pediatrics, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, and from King Abdullah International Medical Research Centre (Alfadhel), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Genetic Division (Alfadhel), Department of Pediatrics, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard-Health Affairs, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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