Sudden unexpected death in people with down syndrome and epilepsy: another piece in this complicated puzzle
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Carla A. Scorza, Fulvio A. Scorza, Ricardo M. Arida, Esper A. Cavalheiro I Disciplina de Neurologia Experimental, Universidade Federal de São Paulo-Escola Paulista de Medicina (UNIFESP/EPM). São Paulo, Brasil. II Departamento de Fisiologia. Universidade Federal de São Paulo/Escola Paulista de Medicina (UNIFESP/EPM). São Paulo, Brasil. III Associação de Pais e Amigos dos Excepcionais de São Paulo (APAE-SP). São Paulo, Brasil.
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