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Adverse Drug Reactions of Antiepileptic Drugs

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  1. The Epilepsy Clinic, The Neuroscience Center, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Blegdamsvej 9, DK-2100, Østerbro, Denmark

    Anne Sabers

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  1. Department of Clinical Neurophysiology and Epilepsies, St. Thomas' Hospital, London, SE1 7EH, UK

    C. P. Panayiotopoulos PhD, FRCP (MD) (MD)

  2. Department of Neurosciences, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, OX3 9DU, UK

    C. P. Panayiotopoulos PhD, FRCP (MD) (MD)

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Sabers, A. (2010). Adverse Drug Reactions of Antiepileptic Drugs. In: Panayiotopoulos, C.P. (eds) Atlas of Epilepsies. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-128-6_220

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