Pediatric Neurology
Volume 32, Issue 5 , Pages 341-345 , May 2005

Epilepsia Partialis Continua: Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis or Rasmussen’s Encephalitis?

Received 19 October 2004 ,Accepted 4 January 2005.

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PII: S0887-8994(05)00033-0

doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2005.01.001

Pediatric Neurology
Volume 32, Issue 5 , Pages 341-345 , May 2005

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