Transient epileptic amnesia: a description of the clinical and neuropsychological features in 10 cases and a review of the literature.

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Published in J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry on April 01, 1998

Authors

A Z Zeman1, S J Boniface, J R Hodges

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1: University of Cambridge Neurology Unit, Addenbrooke's Hospital, UK.

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