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Ictal Asystole in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy: A Possible Cause of Sudden Unexplained Death - A Case Report

Ahmad A. Al-AwwadDepartment of NeurologyUniversity of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OklahomaCorrespondence[email protected]
, M.D.,
Roohi KatyalDepartment of NeurologyUniversity of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
, M.D. &
Cherie L. HerrenDepartment of NeurologyUniversity of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
, M.D.
Pages 213-217 | Received 29 Aug 2018, Accepted 01 Oct 2018, Published online: 02 Nov 2018

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