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Published in: European Journal of Pediatrics 3/2005

01-03-2005 | Short Report

Hot-water epilepsy: a new Caucasian case

Authors: Kristel De Keyzer, Ivo Corthouts, Rudy Van Coster, Helene Verhelst

Published in: European Journal of Pediatrics | Issue 3/2005

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Hot-water epilepsy, a benign type of reflex epilepsy rarely seen in western countries, is described in a 10-month-old Caucasian patient. …
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Metadata
Title
Hot-water epilepsy: a new Caucasian case
Authors
Kristel De Keyzer
Ivo Corthouts
Rudy Van Coster
Helene Verhelst
Publication date
01-03-2005
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
European Journal of Pediatrics / Issue 3/2005
Print ISSN: 0340-6199
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1076
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-004-1595-6

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