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An Unusual Masquerader of Progressive Myoclonic Epilepsy

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  1. Pediatric Neurology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Advanced Pediatrics Centre, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, 160012, India

    Shivan Kesavan, Lokesh Saini, Priyanka Madaan, Sumeet R. Dhawan & Jitendra K. Sahu

  2. Department of Histopathology, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India

    Kirti Gupta

  3. Department of Neuroradiology, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India

    Paramjit Singh

  4. Department of Neurosurgery, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India

    Sushant Sahoo

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SK, PM, SRD: Literature review, and preparation of initial draft of manuscript; KG: Provided inputs for histopathology images; PS: Provided inputs for neuroradiology images; SS: Involved in neurosurgical management and stereotactic biopsy; LS, JKS: Critical review of manuscript for important intellectual content. All authors were involved in patient management and approved the final version for publication. JKS is the guarantor for this paper.

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Kesavan, S., Saini, L., Madaan, P. et al. An Unusual Masquerader of Progressive Myoclonic Epilepsy. Indian J Pediatr 87, 242–243 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-019-03056-6

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