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Unilateral aplasia of the facial nerve diagnosed by high-resolution MRI
Julius Griauzde1, Jeffrey Wesolowski, Glenn E Green
1Department of Radiology, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5030, USA. jgriauz@med.umich.edu
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