Characteristics and the clinical prognosis of epilepsy in patients with a diagnosis of tuberous sclerosis complex
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Ad dress for Cor res pon den ce: Elif Yüksel Karatoprak MD., Medeniyet University, Göztepe Education and Research Hospital, Pediatric Neurology Clinic, İstanbul, Turkey E-mail: [email protected] Re cei ved: 08.09.2012 Ac cep ted: 12.27.2012 Turkish Archives of Pediatrics, published by Galenos Publishing Characteristics and the clinical prognosis of epilepsy in patients with a diagnosis of tuberous sclerosis complex Original Article
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