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. 1991 May;66(5):623–626. doi: 10.1136/adc.66.5.623

Computed tomography of the brain in kwashiorkor: a follow up study.

K C Househam 1
PMCID: PMC1792943  PMID: 2039254

Abstract

Computed tomography of the brain was performed initially and after nutritional rehabilitation on 12 children with kwashiorkor. The severe cerebral shrinkage evident initially resolved after nutritional rehabilitation. The mechanism and significance of this reversible abnormality remains to be determined.

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