Pediatric Neurology
Volume 27, Issue 5 , Pages 378-383 , November 2002

Overuse of EEG in the evaluation of common neurologic conditions

  • Israel Matoth, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Neurology; Hebrew University–Hadassah School of Medicine; Jerusalem, Israel
    • Corresponding Author InformationCommunications should be addressed to: Dr. Matoth; Division of Pediatric Neurology; Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center; P.O. Box 12000; Jerusalem 91120, Israel.
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  • Ilana Taustein, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Neurology; Hebrew University–Hadassah School of Medicine; Jerusalem, Israel
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  • Barrie S Kay, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Neurology; Hebrew University–Hadassah School of Medicine; Jerusalem, Israel
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  • Yehuda A Shapira, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Neurology; Hebrew University–Hadassah School of Medicine; Jerusalem, Israel

Received 26 February 2002 ,Accepted 22 May 2002.

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Pediatric Neurology
Volume 27, Issue 5 , Pages 378-383 , November 2002

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