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A child presenting with disordered consciousness, hallucinations, screaming episodes and abdominal pain

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  1. Department of Biochemistry, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Institute of Child Health, 30 Guildford Street, London, WC1N 1EH, UK

    Khalid Hussain & Albert Aynsley-Green

  2. Great Ormond Street for Children NHS Trust, London, UK

    Helen Mundy

  3. Guy's Hospital, Newcomen Centre, London, UK

    Michael Champion

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Hussain, K., Mundy, H., Aynsley-Green, A. et al. A child presenting with disordered consciousness, hallucinations, screaming episodes and abdominal pain. Eur J Pediatr 161, 127–129 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/x00431-001-0862-z

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