Phenobarbitone, phenytoin, carbamazepine, or sodium valproate for newly diagnosed adult epilepsy: a randomised comparative monotherapy trial.

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Published in J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry on January 01, 1995

Authors

A J Heller1, P Chesterman, R D Elwes, P Crawford, D Chadwick, A L Johnson, E H Reynolds

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Neurology, King's College Hospital, London, UK.

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