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Incidence and prevalence of psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (functional seizures): a systematic review and an analytical study

Ali A. Asadi-Pooyaa Epilepsy Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran;b Jefferson Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, Department of Neurology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 598-603 | Received 29 May 2020, Accepted 03 Jun 2021, Published online: 28 Jun 2021

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