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  1. Department of Emergency Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada

    James Nunn

  2. Clinical Pharmacist in Critical Care With the Department of Pharmacy, Nova Scotia Health, Halifax Infirmary Site, Halifax, NS, Canada

    Kristin Kaupp

  3. Department of Critical Care, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada

    Robert S. Green

  4. Trauma Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia Health, Halifax, NS, Canada

    Robert S. Green

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Nunn, J., Kaupp, K. & Green, R.S. Just the facts: seizure prophylaxis post-traumatic brain injury (TBI). Can J Emerg Med 25, 943–945 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s43678-023-00554-7

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