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Inflammatory Granulomas: Most Common Cause of Acute Symptomatic Focal Seizures

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  1. Department of Pediatric Neurology, Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health, Bangalore, Karnataka, 560029, India

    K. N. Vykuntaraju

  2. Department of Pediatrics, Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health, Bangalore, India

    H. V. Smitha, A. Pragalath Kumar &  Shivananda

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Vykuntaraju, K.N., Smitha, H.V., Pragalath Kumar, A. et al. Inflammatory Granulomas: Most Common Cause of Acute Symptomatic Focal Seizures. Indian J Pediatr 81, 629–630 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-013-1235-0

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