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Comment
. 2018 Jul-Aug;18(4):227-230.
doi: 10.5698/1535-7597.18.4.227.

SUDEP: When the Nightmare Becomes the Reality

Katherine C Nickels
Comment

SUDEP: When the Nightmare Becomes the Reality

Katherine C Nickels. Epilepsy Curr. 2018 Jul-Aug.
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