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. 1969 Aug;32(4):328–337. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.32.4.328

Spongy degeneration in the white matter of the central nervous system in the newborn: pathological findings in three infants, one with hyperglycinaemia.

J M Anderson
PMCID: PMC496522  PMID: 4185340

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