The great deceiver: The role of convulsive syncope in the history of epilepsy

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 354-357

  Bladin, Peter F ^a  

^a AUSTIN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; History; Syncope

Indexed keywords

EID: 2642649289     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-5868(96)90032-6     Document Type: Article

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