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Khalil Kanjwal1, Beverly Karabin, Yousuf Kanjwal
1Electrophysiology Section, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, The University of Toledo Medical Center, Health Science Campus, Toledo, OH 43614, USA.
International Journal of Medical Sciences
|July 3, 2010
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We present herein an interesting tracing of a patient who suffered from recurrent episodes of transient loss of consciousness (TLOC) associated with convulsive activity thought to be due to epilepsy or conversion disorder.
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