Epilepsy with Myoclonic Absence: Proximal Myoclonus in Absence Seizures Is the Clue

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · International Journal of Epilepsy 2024; 10(01/02): 044-045
DOI: 10.1055/s-0044-1790247

EEG of the Month

Chandana Bhagwat

¹Department of Pediatrics, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India

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Pradeep Kumar Gunasekaran

¹Department of Pediatrics, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India

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Anju Gupta

¹Department of Pediatrics, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India

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Arushi Gahlot Saini

¹Department of Pediatrics, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India

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