Pediatric Neurology
Volume 42, Issue 3 , Pages 215-218 , March 2010

Persistent Focal Seizures After Cat Scratch Encephalopathy

  • Pue Farooque, DO

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Drexel University College of Medicine, and St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    • Corresponding Author InformationCommunications should be addressed to: Dr. Farooque; Department of Pediatric Neurology, St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, E. Erie Avenue and N. Front St., Philadelphia, PA 19134.
    • ,
  • Divya S. Khurana, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Neurology, Drexel University College of Medicine, and St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    • ,
  • Joseph J. Melvin, DO

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Neurology, Drexel University College of Medicine, and St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Received 20 May 2009 ,Accepted 2 November 2009.

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PII: S0887-8994(09)00530-X

doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2009.11.004

Pediatric Neurology
Volume 42, Issue 3 , Pages 215-218 , March 2010

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