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Lint: heroin-induced-leukoencephalopathy

Strong List Colon Position
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"T1: hypointense"

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"T2/FLAIR: hyperintense"

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"T1 C+: no enhancement"

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"MRS: in the affected white matter"

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Quotes
error

"The following passage is from the original description in the American Journal of Roentgenology by Ciaran F Keogh 1: "The term “chasing the dragon” appears to have originated in China in the 1920s and became a popular mechanism of heroin administration in the 1950s in Hong Kong because the drug was cheap but impure. A small quantity of powder is placed on aluminium foil, which is then heated underneath with a lighter or matches. The heroin liquefies into a reddish-brown glob, which moves around on the foil and emits a white vapour. The glob or “dragon” is “chased” with the lighter underneath while the vapour is sucked through a straw or pipe..."."

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Ellipses
warning

"The following passage is from the original description in the American Journal of Roentgenology by Ciaran F Keogh 1: "The term “chasing the dragon” appears to have originated in China in the 1920s and became a popular mechanism of heroin administration in the 1950s in Hong Kong because the drug was cheap but impure. A small quantity of powder is placed on aluminium foil, which is then heated underneath with a lighter or matches. The heroin liquefies into a reddish-brown glob, which moves around on the foil and emits a white vapour. The glob or “dragon” is “chased” with the lighter underneath while the vapour is sucked through a straw or pipe..."."

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Inline EG
suggestion

"midbrain white matter (e.g. medial lemniscus)"

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"sparing of the subcortical U-fibres and adjacent grey matter structures (e.g. dentate nuclei)"

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