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Chapter 10 - Diagnosis of Nonepileptic Seizures in Children

from Section 1 - Recognition, Diagnosis, and Impact of Nonepileptic Seizures

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 May 2018

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Tobias Loddenkemper  and
Elaine Wyllie
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W. Curt LaFrance, Jr  and
Steven C. Schachter
W. Curt LaFrance, Jr
Affiliation:
Brown Medical School, Providence
Steven C. Schachter
Affiliation:
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston
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Gates and Rowan's Nonepileptic Seizures , pp. 108 - 126
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