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Working toward an epilepsy cure

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The consensus from the conference participants and from the manuscript is that epilepsy therapy is entering a new age. Fueled by recent scientific advances and by a broad conceptional leap, investigators and healthcare providers are eager to accept the challenge of finding and delivering a cure for epilepsy.

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  1. Neurological Institute, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, 710 West 168th Street, 10032, New York, NY, USA

    Martha J. Morrell MD

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Morrell, M.J. Working toward an epilepsy cure. Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep 3, 323–324 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11910-003-0009-x

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