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. 2020 Nov 2;57(10):972–973. doi: 10.1007/s13312-020-2010-8

Diverse Pathophysiology of Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy in Children

Josef Finsterer 1, Fulvio A Scorza 2,✉, Divyani Garg 3, Suvasini Sharma 4,✉
PMCID: PMC7605474  PMID: 33089816

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Fulvio A. Scorza, Email: fifigs1@yahoo.de

Suvasini Sharma, Email: sharma.suvasini@gmail.com.

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