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1. A case of adenoma sebaceum with epilepsy and mental deficiency is described.
2. Electro-encephalographic findings in the patient and her family are described, and their interpretations discussed.
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Solomons, B., Kirker, J.G. Adenoma sebaceum, mental deficiency, and epilepsy, with electro-encephalographic findings of a family. Ir J Med Sci 27, 458–461 (1951). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02957271
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