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Oct 2025
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Persistent Postictal Central Apnea in Fo...

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF NEUROLOGY
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Dr. Katie Krulisky talks with Dr. Stefano Meletti about the incidence and characteristics of postictal central apnea in focal seizures. 

Read the related article in Neurology®

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