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Focal brain malformations: Seizures, signaling, sequencing
Article first published online: 16 SEP 2009
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2009.02289.x
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Epilepsia
Special Issue: Epileptogenic Cortical Dysplasia: Emerging Trends in Diagnosis, Treatment, and Pathogenesis
Volume 50, Issue Supplement s9, pages 3–8, October 2009
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Crino, P. B. (2009), Focal brain malformations: Seizures, signaling, sequencing. Epilepsia, 50: 3–8. doi: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2009.02289.x
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