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1 Take a detailed history of the description of the event, precipitants, duration, and postevent behavior. Does history suggest an epileptic seizure disorder? Source: Epileptic Seizures and Their Classification, Pediatric Epilepsy Citation: Duchowny M, Cross J, Arzimanoglou A. Pediatric Epilepsy; 2017 Available at: Accessed: March 04, 2018 Copyright © 2018 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved

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