Historical introduction: The causes of epilepsy in the pre-molecular era (1860-1960)

The Causes of Epilepsy: Common and Uncommon Causes in Adults and Children

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 1-20

  Shorvon, Simon D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

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DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511921001.003     Document Type: Chapter

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