Comment on: Familial epilepsy in the pharaohs of ancient Egypt's eighteenth dynasty

@article{avka2013CommentOF,
  title={Comment on: Familial epilepsy in the pharaohs of ancient Egypt's eighteenth dynasty},
  author={Mislav {\vC}avka and Tomislav Kelava},
  journal={Epilepsy \& Behavior},
  year={2013},
  volume={27}
}
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