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Cognitive, Sensory and Motor Adjustment to Hemispherectomy

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Neuropsychology of Childhood Epilepsy

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Bayard, S., Lassonde, M. (2001). Cognitive, Sensory and Motor Adjustment to Hemispherectomy. In: Jambaqué, I., Lassonde, M., Dulac, O. (eds) Neuropsychology of Childhood Epilepsy. Advances in Behavioral Biology, vol 50. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47612-6_25

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