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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <alllinks alcontinue="Childhood_Absence_Epilepsy|1" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <alllinks>
      <l ns="0" title="BI-LPD (Bilateral independent lateralized periodic discharges)" />
      <l ns="0" title="Benign Myoclonic Epilepsy in Infancy" />
      <l ns="0" title="Benign childhood Epilepsy with CentroTemporal Spikes (=BECTS) or Rolandic epilepsy" />
      <l ns="0" title="Beta rhythm" />
      <l ns="0" title="Beta rhythm" />
      <l ns="0" title="Breach rhythm" />
      <l ns="0" title="Breach rhythm" />
      <l ns="0" title="Breathing artifact" />
      <l ns="0" title="CSWS (Continuous spike and wave during slow wave sleep)" />
      <l ns="0" title="CSWS (Continuous spike and wave during slow wave sleep)" />
    </alllinks>
  </query>
</api>