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Reflex Anoxic Seizures are Not Epileptic Fits: A Management Dilemma

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    Anil Kumar Garg

  2. Department of Pediatrics, Yeovil District Hospital, Upper Kingston, Yeovil, Somerset, BA21 4AT, UK

    Siba Prosad Paul

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Garg, A.K., Paul, S.P. Reflex Anoxic Seizures are Not Epileptic Fits: A Management Dilemma. Indian J Pediatr 80, 531–533 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-012-0953-z

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