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01-06-2011 | Scientific Letters to the Editor

Hyperekplexia Masquerading as Epilepsy

Authors: Jitendra Kumar Sahu, Anita Choudhary, Indranil Ghosh, Sheffali Gulati, Madhulika Kabra, Takeshi Taketani, Veena Kalra

Published in: Indian Journal of Pediatrics | Issue 6/2011

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Title: Hyperekplexia Masquerading as Epilepsy
Authors: Jitendra Kumar Sahu
Anita Choudhary
Indranil Ghosh
Sheffali Gulati
Madhulika Kabra
Takeshi Taketani
Veena Kalra
Publication date: 01-06-2011
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Indian Journal of Pediatrics / Issue 6/2011
Print ISSN: 0019-5456
Electronic ISSN: 0973-7693
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-010-0359-8

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