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Neurological Research
A Journal of Progress in Neurosurgery, Neurology and Neurosciences
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Original Research Paper

Recently defined epileptic encephalopathy related to WWOX gene mutation: six patients and new mutations

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Pages 744-750 | Received 21 Oct 2020, Accepted 16 May 2021, Published online: 25 May 2021

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