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. 2021 Jan 28;21(2):87-89.
doi: 10.1177/1535759720988544. eCollection 2021 Mar-Apr.

Can Treating Patients With PNES Lower the Risk of Sudden Unexpected Death?

Adriana C Bermeo-Ovalle
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Can Treating Patients With PNES Lower the Risk of Sudden Unexpected Death?

Adriana C Bermeo-Ovalle. Epilepsy Curr. .
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    Nightscales R, McCartney L, Auvrez C, Tao G, Barnard S, Malpas CB, Perucca P, McIntosh A, Chen Z, Sivathamboo S, Ignatiadis S, Jones S, Adams S, Cook MJ, Kwan P, Velakoulis D, D'Souza W, Berkovic SF, O'Brien TJ. Nightscales R, et al. Neurology. 2020 Aug 11;95(6):e643-e652. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000009855. Epub 2020 Jul 20. Neurology. 2020. PMID: 32690794

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