Ictal alterations of consciousness during ecstatic seizures

@article{Picard2014IctalAO,
  title={Ictal alterations of consciousness during ecstatic seizures},
  author={Fabienne Picard and Florian Kurth},
  journal={Epilepsy \& Behavior},
  year={2014},
  volume={30},
  pages={58-61}
}
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