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In a substantial number of patients with epilepsy, the etiology of the seizure disorder remains unknown. In recent years, the detection of autoantibodies has contributed to the etiologic understanding of a substantial number of so far unexplained epilepsies.

Acta Neurol Scand Suppl. 2011;192:36-47

Arch Dis Child. 2011 Dec;96(12):1103-12

JAMA. 2011 Apr 27;305(16):1669-76

CURRENT TREATMENT OPTIONS IN NEUROLOGY

Lancet Neurol. 2011 Aug;10(8):759-72

Epileptic Disorders. Volume 12, Number 3, 172-80, September 2010, Original article Author(s) : Ingmar Blümcke, Tom Pieper, Elisabeth Pauli, Michelle Hildebrandt, Manfred Kudernatsch, Peter Winkler, Anja Karlmeier, Hans Holthausen

Dirk M. Dhossche MD PhD* and Lee E. Wachtel MD† in Pediatric Neurology Volume 43, Issue 5, November 2010, Pages 307-315 Pediatric NeurologyVolume 43, Issue 5, November 2010, Pages 307-315 † Department of Psychiatry, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland * Department of Psychiatry, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi Over the past two decades, catatonia has been better demarcated in adult psychiatry as a unique syndrome that consists of specific...

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