Medical therapy of epilepsy: when to initiate treatment and when to combine?

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Published in J Neurol on February 01, 2005

Authors

Martin J Brodie1

Author Affiliations

1: Epilepsy Unit, Western Infirmary, Glasgow, G11 6NT, Scotland, UK. Martin.J.Brodie@clinmed.gla.ac.uk

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