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Comment
. 2006 Jul-Aug;6(4):117-8.
doi: 10.1111/j.1535-7511.2006.00116.x.

Do seizures harm the brain?

Donna C Bergen
Comment

Do seizures harm the brain?

Donna C Bergen. Epilepsy Curr. 2006 Jul-Aug.
No abstract available

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