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Epilepsy: recent advances

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This short review summarizes epilepsy papers published in the Journal of Neurology in 2009, covering pathophysiology (inflammation; propagation pathways), new treatments (oxcarbazepine in paediatrics; levetiracetam in status epilepticus), and non-seizure outcomes (violence; foetal/pregnancy).

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  1. Atkinson Morley Epilepsy Group, St Georges NHS Trust, Blackshaw Road, London, SW17 0QT, UK

    Dora A. Lozsadi, Joachim Von Oertzen & Hannah R. Cock

  2. Epilepsy, Division of Clinical Sciences, St Georges, University of London, Cranmer Terrace, London, SW17 0RE, UK

    Hannah R. Cock

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Lozsadi, D.A., Von Oertzen, J. & Cock, H.R. Epilepsy: recent advances. J Neurol 257, 1946–1951 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-010-5740-z

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