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Original Article

Central Cardio-Autonomic Disorganization in Interictal States of Epilepsy Detected by Phase Space Analysis

P. M. Faustmann Department of Neurology, University of Essen, F.R.G.
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R. E. Ganz Institute of Medical Psychology, University of Essen, F.R.G.
Pages 43-47 | Received 15 May 1994, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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