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Postoperative myoclonus simulating seizure recurrence: a rare complication of anterior temporal lobectomy

M. Koutroumanidis, M. J. Hennessy, C. Chandler Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, King's College Hospital, London, UK; Department of Neurosurgery, King's College Hospital, London, UK
Pages 174-177 | Published online: 06 Jul 2009

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