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Comment
. 2019 Feb 1;142(2):231-233.
doi: 10.1093/brain/awy356.

Brainstem spreading depolarization: rapid descent into the shadow of SUDEP

Jeffrey L Noebels MD, PhD  1
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Brainstem spreading depolarization: rapid descent into the shadow of SUDEP

Jeffrey L Noebels MD, PhD. Brain. .

Abstract

This scientific commentary refers to ‘Brainstem spreading depolarization and cortical dynamics during fatal seizures in Cacna1a S218L mice’ by Loonen et al. (doi:10.1093/brain/awy325).

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