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Epilepsy Versus High Risk of Epilepsy in Autoimmune Encephalitis: An Essential Distinction

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 January 2024

Adrian Budhram Open the ORCID record for Adrian Budhram [Opens in a new window]  and
Jorge G. Burneo Open the ORCID record for Jorge G. Burneo [Opens in a new window]
Adrian Budhram*
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences, Western University, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario, Canada Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Western University, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario, Canada
Jorge G. Burneo
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences, Western University, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario, Canada Neuroepidemiology Unit and Epilepsy Program, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
*
Corresponding author: Adrian Budhram; Email: [email protected]
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Keywords

autoimmune diseaseneuroimmunologyseizuresepilepsy
Type
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Information
Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 51 , Issue 6 , November 2024 , pp. 755 - 757
Copyright
© The Author(s), 2024. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation

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