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Review

. 2002:89:199-210.

Progressive myoclonus epilepsy with polyglucosan bodies: Lafora disease

Berge A Minassian¹

Affiliations

PMID: 11968446

Review

Progressive myoclonus epilepsy with polyglucosan bodies: Lafora disease

Berge A Minassian. Adv Neurol. 2002.

. 2002:89:199-210.

Author

Berge A Minassian¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pediatrics (Neurology), Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

PMID: 11968446

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