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Comment
. 2010 Mar;10(2):36-7.
doi: 10.1111/j.1535-7511.2009.01347.x.

How important is Alzheimer's disease as a risk factor for unprovoked seizures and epilepsy in the elderly?

Bassel W Abou-Khalil
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How important is Alzheimer's disease as a risk factor for unprovoked seizures and epilepsy in the elderly?

Bassel W Abou-Khalil. Epilepsy Curr. 2010 Mar.
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