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Detailed electroencephalographic long-term follow-up study in Lewy body dementia with periodic sharp wave complexes

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    J.L. Fernández-Torre, J. Figols, I. Alonso, C. Leno, M. Martínez-Martínez, R. Carpizo & M. Altable

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Fernández-Torre, J., Figols, J., Alonso, I. et al. Detailed electroencephalographic long-term follow-up study in Lewy body dementia with periodic sharp wave complexes. J Neurol 254, 384–387 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-006-0367-9

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