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. 2015 Aug;29(8):64.
doi: 10.15844/pedneurbriefs-29-8-7.

Hypsarhythmia or Hypsarrhythmia?

John J Millichap  1 , J Gordon Millichap  1
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Hypsarhythmia or Hypsarrhythmia?

John J Millichap et al. Pediatr Neurol Briefs. 2015 Aug.

Abstract

Hypsarhythmia was originally spelled with one 'r' by Drs Frederick and Erna Gibbs when they coined the term in 1952.

Keywords: EEG; Epilepsy; Infantile Spasms.

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Google Ngram Viewer: Book text search for case-insensitive ‘Hypsarrhythmia’ (blue line) and ‘Hypsarhythmia’ (red line) from 1950-2008 in English. [Cited August 31 2015.] Available from: https://goo.gl/sJI1uG
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