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Is reading epilepsy inherited?
A patient with primary reading epilepsy is reported. Her daughter has major and minor seizures and shows pattern- and photosensitivity. Both have discharges during reading. The implications of these findings are discussed.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
سال: 1970
ISSN: 0022-3050
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.33.4.476