Journal of the Neurological Sciences
Volume 298, Issue 1 , Pages 168-169 , 15 November 2010

Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy: The obscure role of sleep

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PII: S0022-510X(10)00357-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2010.08.008

Journal of the Neurological Sciences
Volume 298, Issue 1 , Pages 168-169 , 15 November 2010

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