Sleep Medicine
Volume 7, Issue 4 , Pages 380-381 , June 2006

An unusual case of episodic stupor

  • Deidre Anne De Silva

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, National Neuroscience Institute, Singapore General Hospital Campus, Outram Road, Singapore, Singapore 169608
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +65 63265003; fax: +65 62203321.
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  • Lim Li Ling

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, National Neuroscience Institute and Sleep Disorders Unit, Singapore General Hospital Campus, Singapore General Hospital, Outram Road, Singapore, Singapore 169608
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  • Ng Beng Yeong

      Affiliations

    • Department of Behavioural Medicine and Sleep Disorders Unit, Singapore General Hospital, Outram Road, Singapore, Singapore 169608
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  • K Puvanendran

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, National Neuroscience Institute and Sleep Disorders Unit, Singapore General Hospital Campus, Singapore General Hospital, Outram Road, Singapore, Singapore 169608

Received 3 November 2005 ,Revised 20 February 2006 ,Accepted 22 February 2006.

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PII: S1389-9457(06)00063-3

doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2006.02.008

Sleep Medicine
Volume 7, Issue 4 , Pages 380-381 , June 2006

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