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Pyridoxine Dependent Epilepsy: Enduring Mystery and Continuing Challenges

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 December 2014

Asuri N. Prasad  and
Chitra Prasad
Asuri N. Prasad
Affiliation:
Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
Chitra Prasad
Affiliation:
Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 39 , Issue 4 , July 2012 , pp. 411 - 412
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