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The Neurological Advocate?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 December 2014

Michael I. Shevell*
Affiliation:
Department of Neurology/Neurosurgery & Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Neurology, McGill University; Montreal Children's Hospital - McGill University Health Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Room A-514, Montreal Children's Hospital, 2300 Tupper, Montreal, Quebec, H3H 1P3, Canada.
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Abstract

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Type
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Copyright
Copyright © The Canadian Journal of Neurological 2008

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