Pediatric Neurology
Volume 28, Issue 3 , Pages 190-193 , March 2003

Seizures in children with systemic cancer

  • Nuno Lobo Antunes, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCommunications should be addressed to: Dr. Antunes; Department of Pediatrics; Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center; 1275 York Avenue; New York, New York, USA10021.
    • Department of Neurology and Pediatrics, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New YorkUSA

Received 5 February 2002 ,Accepted 6 September 2002.

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doi: 10.1016/S0887-8994(02)00508-8

Pediatric Neurology
Volume 28, Issue 3 , Pages 190-193 , March 2003

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