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Chapter 13 - Management of Psychiatric Issues in Epilepsy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 May 2018

Dieter Schmidt ,
William O. Tatum  and
Steven Schachter
By
Steven C. Schachter
Dieter Schmidt
Affiliation:
Epilepsy Research Group, Free University of Berlin
William O. Tatum
Affiliation:
Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston
Steven Schachter
Affiliation:
Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston
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Common Pitfalls in Epilepsy
Case-Based Learning
 , pp. 204 - 214
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2018

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