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The etiology and risk factors of convulsive status epilepticus in pediatric patients of tertiary center in Saudi Arabia

Reem A. Alyoubi, Danah T. Aljaafari, Mazen A. Basheikh, Naseem Y. Al-Yahyawi, Maria A. Bakry, Nojoud M. BenHli, Ghaidaa J. Sindi, Maha H. Alhainiah, Maram M. Alateeq, Jomanah A. Nasser and Majed M. Al-Hayani
Neurosciences Journal January 2021, 26 (1) 26-30; DOI: https://doi.org/10.17712/nsj.2021.1.20200116

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