How important is Alzheimer's disease as a risk factor for unprovoked seizures and epilepsy in the elderly?
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How important is Alzheimer's disease as a risk factor for unprovoked seizures and epilepsy in the elderly?
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Seizures in Alzheimer disease: who, when, and how common?Arch Neurol. 2009 Aug;66(8):992-7. doi: 10.1001/archneurol.2009.130. Arch Neurol. 2009. PMID: 19667221 Free PMC article.
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