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Which EEG protocol is best in young adults with possible epilepsy?

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The synopsis was written by Martina Habeck, Associate Editor, Nature Clinical Practice.

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  1. A Krumholz is Professor of Neurology and Director of the Epilepsy Center and Clinical Neurophysiology Laboratory at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.,

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Krumholz, A. Which EEG protocol is best in young adults with possible epilepsy?. Nat Rev Neurol 3, 128–129 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpneuro0400

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