Severe myoclonic epilepsy associated with mitochondrial cytopathy
✍ Scribed by Manuel Castro-Gago; Jesus Eirís; José Fernández-Bustillo; Dolores Escribano; Elena Pintos; Lidia Monasterio; José Peña
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1995
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 974 KB
- Volume
- 11
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0256-7040
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