NON EPILEPTIC PAROXYSMAL EVENTS IMITATING EPILEPSY IN CHILDREN
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[Paroxysmal non-epileptic events]
OBJECTIVE: This article aims at reviewing one of the most important problems faced by pediatricians in the field of child neurology. The paroxystic non-epileptic events are also a frequent reason for pediatric neurology consultations and admission for diagnostic videoelectroencephalogram monitoring. SOURCES: Literature review on the subject was perform on Medline, data were also collected from ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Epilepsia and paroxyzmal conditions
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2311-4088,2077-8333
DOI: 10.17749/2077-8333.2016.8.4.023-033