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Drug refractory epilepsy in children: many concerns!

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Satellite Center, Una, Himachal Pradesh, India

    Indar Kumar Sharawat

  2. Department of Pediatrics, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, 160012, India

    Lesa Dawman

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Sharawat, I.K., Dawman, L. Drug refractory epilepsy in children: many concerns!. Childs Nerv Syst 35, 1103–1105 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-019-04154-8

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