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. 1986 Apr 5;292(6525):946–947. doi: 10.1136/bmj.292.6525.946

Acute intermittent porphyria presenting as epilepsy.

A C Scane, J P Wight, R B Godwin-Austen
PMCID: PMC1339867  PMID: 3083950

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