Benign Convulsions with Mild Gastroenteritis—An Underestimated Phenomenon?

Neuropediatrics 2020; 51(05): 313-314
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1715624

Editorial

Hans Hartmann

¹Clinic for Pediatric Kidney, Liver, and Metabolic Diseases, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany

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