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Pseudo-pseudo Epileptic Seizures: The Challenging Borderland

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 December 2014

Manouchehr Javidan
Manouchehr Javidan*
Affiliation:
Vancouver General Hospital Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 38 , Issue 3 , May 2011 , pp. 392 - 393
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