Differential diagnosis in cases of episodic seizures. The case history remains the most important guide;Differentialdiagnostik vid epilepsi: Anamnesen fortfarande viktigast

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Volumn , Issue 21, 1997, Pages 1985-1990

  Malmgren, Kristina ^a   Blennow, Gösta ^a,b   Hedström, Anders ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Barn och ung Domsmedicinska K   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ADULT; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING;

EID: 0031582280     PISSN: 00237205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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